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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/13/commentary/world-commentary/musk-japan-warning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-13T18:42:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe poses with Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk following a test drive of one of the company's cars in Palo Alto, California, in April 2015.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/13/commentary/world-commentary/crypto-chainsaw-massacre/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-13T18:44:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bitcoin fell by over 50% in the past six months as investors dump it for the traditional fiat money that crypto was supposed to disrupt.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/13/commentary/world-commentary/yoon-bland-centrist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-14T08:38:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Korea's new president, Yoon Suk-yeol (right), greets the country's outgoing leader, Moon Jae-in, at his inauguration ceremony in Seoul on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/15/commentary/world-commentary/marriage-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-15T19:46:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[For married couples, communication is key, but it’s also critical to put the financial needs of the partnership before the funding of individual accounts in order to foster unity. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/17/commentary/japan-commentary/national-security-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-17T20:32:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets with the top diplomats of the U.S., Australia, India and Japan during “the Quad” summit in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 11.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/17/commentary/world-commentary/uranus-space-mission/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-17T20:33:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S.' National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine last month called for the launching of a new mission to Uranus, with the last one occurring in 1986.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/18/commentary/world-commentary/obesity-stalks-poor-countries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-18T19:14:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The food scarcity that has plagued humanity for most of its history is being replaced by an epidemic of obesity, which brings with it medical issues such as heart disease and diabetes. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/18/commentary/world-commentary/south-korea-president-prosecution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-18T19:15:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in (left) greets new President Yoon Suk-yeol at 
his inauguration ceremony in Seoul on May 10.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/18/commentary/world-commentary/companies-go-green-abroad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-18T19:16:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A worker operates an anti-smog gun near a redevelopment project in New Delhi in November.  ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/18/commentary/world-commentary/ending-protectionism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-18T19:17:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Biden administration has embraced the protectionist rhetoric and policies of the Trump era, which could cause American workers to lose out once again.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/19/commentary/world-commentary/india-covid-19-deaths/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-19T19:41:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[India saw 4.7 million COVID-19 deaths, according a recent estimate by the WHO. That number was nearly 10 times higher than the government claimed.
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/19/commentary/world-commentary/digital-cash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-19T19:46:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[More advanced economies face a specific challenge, a waning demand for cash because of digital currencies while real bank notes continue to dominate the payment scene in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/21/cartoons/japan-south-korea-relations-under-yoon-suk-yeol/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-21T10:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/21/cartoons/recognizing-difference-between-coffee-charcoal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-21T09:55:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/20/editorials/japan-tourism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-20T20:31:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan is believed to have lost ¥10.96 trillion in revenue in 2020 and more than ¥22 trillion since the pandemic began after closing its borders to tourists in response to COVID-19.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/20/commentary/world-commentary/north-korea-missile-frenzy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-20T20:32:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People watch a news broadcast of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on May 4.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/20/commentary/world-commentary/india-china-border-clash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-20T20:37:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[China's salami-slicing strategy has enabled it to reshape the geopolitical map in the South China Sea, but it will likely find less success in its attempt to stealthy redraw the border with India]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/20/commentary/world-commentary/shanghai-covid-19-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-20T20:38:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Discharged patients leave a makeshift hospital that houses those who are infected with COVID-19, in Shanghai in mid April.
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/23/commentary/world-commentary/baby-formula/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-23T17:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The baby formula industry was thrown into chaos in February when Abbott Laboratories recalled some of its brands, including Similac, amid contamination concerns.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/24/commentary/world-commentary/australian-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-24T18:33:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese boards a plane in Canberra on Monday to attend 'the Quad' leaders meeting.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/06/24/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-taiwan-ambiguity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-25T18:37:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The area and scope of Self-Defense Forces activities would likely differ depending on the nature of a Taiwan contingency.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/12/03/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-economic-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-25T18:37:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/np_file_126976.jpeg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. The energy sector is seen as a vital part of Japan's strategic infrastructure.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/07/03/commentary/world-commentary/internet-coronavirus-era/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-25T18:38:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_21121.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While the internet and globalization have gone hand in hand, a unified approach to a range of problems and issues has yet to be decided upon.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/08/23/commentary/world-commentary/reconsidering-post-coronavirus-china-investment-strategies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-25T18:38:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/np_file_31892.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_31892.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Countries like Japan cannot afford to ignore the rise of China as a manufacturing power.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/09/01/commentary/world-commentary/reopen-national-borders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-25T18:39:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/np_file_33796.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_33796.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Safety measures, such as masks, are now commonplace at airports, but the creation of a more sophisticates health monitoring system is crucial to allowing more international travel.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/09/06/commentary/world-commentary/supersurveillance-society-impact-democracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-25T18:39:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Surveillance has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, to now include monitoring of our temperatures and activities.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/25/commentary/world-commentary/algorithms-fight-crime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-25T18:47:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Algorithms use patterns in data to predict future behavior, including that of criminals, making them ideal for helping law-enforcement agencies fight crime.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/25/commentary/world-commentary/fixing-internet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-25T18:47:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The American left generally argues that social media companies and others aren’t doing enough to root out misinformation while the right insists that tech companies are unfairly targeting their content for censorship.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/25/commentary/world-commentary/european-soft-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-25T18:48:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_160930-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_160930.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[European nations often think what is good for them is good for the rest of the world, which is hurting their appeal.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/25/commentary/world-commentary/containing-monkeypox/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-25T18:48:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_160698-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_160698.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It’s still early, but contact-tracing efforts and analysis of the monkeypox’s genome offer hope that this outbreak can be contained.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/25/commentary/world-commentary/fixing-food-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-25T18:50:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_161026.jpeg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Protectionism and curbing exports of wheat and other staples amid the food crisis only drives up prices.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/23/commentary/world-commentary/china-financial-power-challenges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-26T20:41:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The headquarters of the People's Bank of China in Beijing]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/28/cartoons/japan-us-bilateral-talks-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-28T10:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/28/cartoons/plastic-lacquer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-28T09:55:51+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/28/commentary/japan-commentary/japanese-tourists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-28T19:45:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wearing masks in response to COVID-19 never became a divisive issue in Japan — unlike what was seen in other places in the world.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/27/commentary/japan-commentary/toshimitsu-motegi-secretary-general-success/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-29T10:17:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida talks to Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi during a parliamentary session at the Lower House in Tokyo in November.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/29/commentary/world-commentary/china-global-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-29T17:52:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_161528-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_161528.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Janet Yellen, then the chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, attends a meeting in Beijing in 2014. In Yellen’s view, picking economic partners that adhere to core sets of values and principles is key to effective cooperation.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/30/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-conflict/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-30T17:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_161527.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_161527.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian soldiers stand next to the grave of a civilian in the city of Bucha, Ukraine, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers during their occupation of the area, on April 6. 
]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/30/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-gun-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-30T17:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_161722-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_161722.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A girl pays respects at the memorial at Robb Elementary school where a gunman recently killed 19 children and two adults, in Uvalde, Texas, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/30/commentary/japan-commentary/china-japan-ties-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-30T11:01:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_161134.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_161134.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese and Chinese national flags fly in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in October 2018, ahead of a visit to China by then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/31/commentary/world-commentary/global-geopolitical-divisions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-31T18:27:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_162042.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162042.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Rome in October.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/01/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-africa-oda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-01T19:52:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_162258.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162258.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Like Beijing, Tokyo has made broad pledges to support African infrastructure development, with Kenya being one of the largest recipients of such aid.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/01/commentary/world-commentary/decline-fall-davos-man/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-01T19:55:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_162346-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162346.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Founder and Executive chairman Klaus Schwab addresses the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 23, where the subject of the Russian invasion of Ukraine dominated a forum once meant to promote globalization.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/01/commentary/world-commentary/refugee-crisis-worsens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-01T19:56:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_162288.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162288.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainians flee across the border into Slovakia in early March after Russia's invasion. Globally, the refugee crisis is likely to get worse, and not just because of war.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/31/commentary/japan-commentary/japanese-border-restrictions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-02T09:03:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_162007.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162007.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If the LDP wins the upcoming Upper House election, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration will likely take a more aggressive stance on bringing border restrictions in line with other Group of Seven nations. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/01/commentary/japan-commentary/japanese-risk-aversion-changes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-02T13:52:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_162271-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162271.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While the Japanese were once more risk adverse than their Western counterparts when it comes to employment, the country’s society is changing with many younger people no longer desiring jobs for life.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/02/commentary/world-commentary/google-data-sharing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-02T18:49:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_162702.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162702.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Augmented reality glasses are showcased during the virtual Google I/O Developers Conference in New York on May 11.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/02/commentary/world-commentary/south-korea-china-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-02T18:50:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_162589-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162589.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China’s special representative on Korean Peninsula affairs, Liu Xiaoming (left), and his South Korean counterpart, Noh Kyu-duk, meet in Seoul on May 3. REUTERS]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/04/cartoons/package-tourism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-04T10:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_161904-e1654231543728.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_161904.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/04/cartoons/japan-tiny-panoramas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-04T09:55:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_161907-e1654231593700.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_161907.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/03/commentary/world-commentary/transitioning-global-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-03T23:44:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_162799-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162799.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Greenpeace activists, angered over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, protest a delivery of Russian 
oil to Asgardstrand, Norway, on April 25. Higher oil prices because of the war in Europe could help wean the world from fossil fuels.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/03/commentary/world-commentary/global-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-03T23:47:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_161683.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_161683.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jerome Powell is sworn in as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve for a second term on May 23. Geopolitics and government policies have constrained central bankers from normalizing their monetary policies. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/03/commentary/world-commentary/putin-unconditional-surrender/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-03T23:48:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_162593.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162593.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that appeasing Russia will only encourage it to invade more European countries.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/28/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-strategic-ambiguity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-05T16:40:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_161267-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_161267.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Comments made by U.S. President Joe Biden in Tokyo this week that he is willing to use the U.S. militarily to defend Taiwan if attacked by China were received with a mixture of approval and consternation among Japanese officials.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/05/commentary/world-commentary/china-transformation-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-05T19:58:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_163101-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_163101.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The world should set aside the Cold War mindset and find common ground and compromise in the service of a global transformation.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/05/commentary/world-commentary/commodities-outlook-bad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-05T19:58:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_161686-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_161686.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The robust U.S. dollar and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have disrupted global demand for many commodities.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/06/commentary/world-commentary/inflation-oil-prices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-06T17:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_163112.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_163112.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A fuel tanker drives past a pump jack near an oil field in Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan in July 2015. Not only is Russia's invasion of Ukraine affecting global food prices, but it also impacting the shipping of oil, a major cause of inflation.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/06/commentary/world-commentary/bankings-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-06T17:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_163091.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_163091.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An ICICI Bank Ltd. automated teller machine branch in Delhi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/06/commentary/world-commentary/hotel-rwanda-hero/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-06T17:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_163046.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_163046.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, is escorted from a courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda, in October of 2020. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/24/commentary/world-commentary/chinese-support-russian-invasion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:56:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_160696-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_160696.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Chinese public is reportedly on Russia’s side amid the invasion of Ukraine, but there is little appetite for China to play an active role. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/22/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-war-world-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:56:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_160295.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_160295.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia’s steady annexation of Ukrainian territory over the last eight years goes against the global norm and will have grave implications for some of the world’s most volatile territorial disputes.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/22/commentary/world-commentary/davos-ukraine-war-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:56:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_160262.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_160262.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The war in Ukraine will be near the top of the agenda at the spring gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/20/commentary/world-commentary/global-food-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:56:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_159696-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_159696.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Despite the safety net that global trade in cheap grains has given the modern world, it is still overwhelmingly dependent on half-a-dozen breadbaskets to ensure stable food supplies.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/19/commentary/world-commentary/mcdonalds-leaves-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:57:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_159771.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_159771.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia's first president after the fall of the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin, visits a McDonald's restaurant in Moscow in 1990.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/18/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-ukraine-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:57:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_159409.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_159409.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators protest the invasion of Ukraine near the Russian Embassy in Tokyo in February.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/16/commentary/world-commentary/war-sanctions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:57:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_158713-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_158713.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Victory Day military parade in Red Square on May 9. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/16/commentary/world-commentary/global-u-s-dollar-dominance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:57:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_158855-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_158855.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After World War II, the world was promised a neutral international monetary system secured by a stable reserve currency issued by a global hegemon.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/15/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-war-principles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:57:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_158736-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_158736.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[To satisfy his nostalgic longing for national greatness, Vladimir Putin appears prepared to sacrifice the lives of tens of thousands of Ukrainians, as well as Russians.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/13/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-marshall-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:57:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_158472.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_158472.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's impossible to put a number on what Ukraine's reconstruction cost will be as long as it is uncertain how long the war will last and what a peace treaty will look like.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/12/commentary/world-commentary/russian-oil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:57:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_158175-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_158175.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An embargo on Russian oil and gas would be a serious economic blow to the country and Putin’s military venture, but the Europeans are nowhere near that point yet. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/11/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-war-attrition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:58:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_157946.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_157946.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian soldiers inspect the damage caused by Russian attacks in the Kramatorsk region of Ukraine on May 5.   ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/11/commentary/world-commentary/russian-scientists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:58:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_157972.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_157972.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian scientists work on developing a vaccine against COVID-19 in St. Petersburg in June 2020. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/06/commentary/world-commentary/putin-pearl-harbor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:58:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_156964.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_156964.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[History shows us that belligerent powers have sometimes become most violent when sanctions and campaigns of economic strangulation against them are about to succeed.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/06/commentary/world-commentary/stopping-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:58:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_157073-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_157073.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The world is likely to be facing the effects of higher costs and inflation for some time to come. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/05/commentary/world-commentary/developing-economy-debt-disasters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:58:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_156946.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_156946.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian farmers wearing body armor try to work a field amid Russia's invasion in the Zaporizhzhia region of the country on  April 26.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/04/commentary/world-commentary/africa-ukraine-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:58:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_156141.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_156141.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenya’s ambassador to the United Nations, Martin Kimani, invoked Africa’s traumatic colonial experience in his condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/04/commentary/world-commentary/history-implosion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:58:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_156616.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_156616.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Workers dismantle a statue at the People’s Friendship Arch in Kyiv on April 26. The statue was built in the 1980’s as a symbol of friendship between Russia and Ukraine. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/03/commentary/world-commentary/russian-navy-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:59:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_154734-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_154734.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The sinking of the Moskva is a vivid reminder that all navies need capable anti-air weapons systems to counter low-cost advanced missiles and well-honed damage-control procedures to deal with hostile situations.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/03/commentary/world-commentary/putin-ukraine-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:59:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_155955-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_155955.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin and his cronies worry a defeat in Ukraine would end global fear and respect of Russian power. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/03/commentary/world-commentary/oil-war-climate-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:59:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_156185.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_156185.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Many governments are faced with mounting anger from consumers as energy bills surge and inflation heads to levels not seen in decades.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/01/commentary/world-commentary/europes-economy-ukraine-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:59:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_156136-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_156136.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An activist holds a banner reading "Oil embargo now!" in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/29/editorials/nuclear-weapons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-07T23:59:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_155880-1-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_155880.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The war in Ukraine and Russia's threats have given policymakers and publics reason to believe that nuclear arsenals are viable national security tools.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/29/commentary/world-commentary/putin-totalitarianism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_155790.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_155790.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After the economic and political turmoil of the post-Soviet 1990s, people craved stability and were willing to restore former KGB officers, like Vladimir Putin, back to the top echelons of government to get it. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/28/commentary/world-commentary/russia-china-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_155758.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_155758.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping attend a Victory Day parade in Red Square in Moscow in May 2015. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/28/commentary/world-commentary/china-taiwan-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_155650.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_155650.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia's failure to achieve its objectives during its invasion of Ukraine, coupled with international condemnation and sanctions leveled at it, may make China think again about any possible forceful unification with Taiwan.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/27/commentary/world-commentary/russia-nato-bully/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_155486-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_155486.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No nation in Moscow's perceived sphere of interest will be safe until Russia understands it is up against superior power, and the addition of Finland and Sweden into NATO's ranks will only enhance the alliance's deterrence capabilities.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/26/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-russia-china-cold-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_155279.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_155279.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a new cold war might ensue — one that includes Japan pitted against emboldened foes China and North Korea. 
 ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/25/commentary/world-commentary/cyber-warfare/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_154745-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_154745.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Homeland Security cybersecurity and communications officials hold a briefing on the so-called WannaCry cyber attack blamed on North Korea, at the White House in in December 2017. 

]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/25/commentary/world-commentary/world-stands-for-nothing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:01:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_154744-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_154744.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian serviceman with a U.S.-made and supplied Javelin anti-tank missile]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/24/commentary/world-commentary/wimbledon-russia-ban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_154722.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_154722.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The body that governs Wimbledon banned Daniil Medvedev and other Russian, as well as Belarusian, tennis players from the tournament over Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/22/commentary/world-commentary/china-ukraine-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_153830-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_153830.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — which China, the world's biggest exporter, tacitly supported — could drive the EU and other nations toward a broader economic decoupling from Beijing.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/22/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-war-rape/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_153790-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_153790.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian members of the Unlimited Democracy association protest in front of Saint Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna on April 14 against the alleged mass rapes of Ukrainian women by Russian soldiers. AFP-JIJI]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/22/commentary/world-commentary/putin-wants-odessa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:02:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_154135.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_154135.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Anti-tank obstacle on a street in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/20/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-unusual-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:02:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_153878-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_153878.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This V insignia, which stands for "power of truth" in Russian, was left behind by occupying Russian forces in a home in the Ukrainian village of Lypivka.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/18/commentary/world-commentary/south-korea-confusion-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:02:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_152997.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_152997.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Korean voters were less than pleased with their government's standoffish stance on the Ukraine invasion, which arguably helped hawkish candidate Yoon Suk-yeol win the presidential election.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/17/commentary/world-commentary/world-war-z/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_153292.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_153292.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The West is once again foot-dragging over its response to the Ukraine invasion, and as usual, is just reacting to what has already happened rather than getting out in front of events. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/17/commentary/world-commentary/russian-war-news-access/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:03:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_153267.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_153267.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Volunteers exhume bodies from a mass grave outside St. Andrew’s Church in Bucha, Ukraine, on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/17/commentary/world-commentary/china-russia-alliance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:03:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_152702-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_152702.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese and Russian ties are a friendship of convenience, and the two nations can only really come together when facing a common enemy such as the West.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/13/commentary/world-commentary/india-in-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:04:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_152447-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_152447.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Putin's invasion of Ukraine has increased India's strategic importance and widened its options — but New Delhi has so far largely failed to capitalize.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/13/commentary/world-commentary/putins-failed-state/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:05:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_152223.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_152223.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The failed assault on Ukraine has put an end to the illusion that Russia is a first rate power, especially since Putin's authoritarian regime has invested so heavily in creating a state that "exists only for warfare."  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/13/commentary/japan-commentary/japans-energy-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:05:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_152480-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_152480.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One of the bottlenecks in introducing offshore wind power in Japan is the the lack of transmission capacity, preventing the energy from being delivered to major cities.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/12/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-u-n-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:05:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_152323.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_152323.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the United Nations Security Council on the Russian invasion of his country via video link on April 5.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/12/commentary/japan-immigration-ukrainian-evacuees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:06:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_152240-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_152240.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian evacuees are assisted by a government official on their arrival at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on April 5. REUTERS]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/11/commentary/world-commentary/finding-putins-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:06:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_151668-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_151668.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The West may want to hit up dissatisfied Russian oligarchs and put them at ease so they divulge what they know of Vladimir Putin’s wealth. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/08/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-russia-sanctions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:06:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_151832.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_151832.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in January 2019. Japan's decision to take a tough stance against Russia over its Ukraine invasion will likely come at the expense of solving the two nation's territorial dispute. 

]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/08/editorials/russian-war-crimes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:06:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_151858.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_151858.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A war crimes prosecutor team inspects buildings that were destroyed by Russian shelling in Borodyanka, Ukraine, on Thursday.   ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/08/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-u-s-china-tensions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:06:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_151684.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_151684.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While strained U.S.-China relations have a long way to go toward normalization, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has reminded both sides they have a common interest in peace and economic engagement.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/07/commentary/world-commentary/russia-ukraine-damage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:06:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_151730.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_151730.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[To pay for the damage wrought by Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, central banks around the world can tap the Russian foreign exchange reserves that were frozen by their governments after the launch of the invasion.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/06/commentary/world-commentary/putin-war-destroying-russia-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:07:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_151188-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_151188.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It appears Russia’s security services may have fed Putin the narrative he wanted to hear: that the Ukrainian people were ready to be liberated from Western influence. They likely never expected him to actually launch an invasion.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/05/commentary/japan-commentary/global-economy-balkanizes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:07:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_151209-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_151209.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the wake of the sanctions implemented against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, China is promoting even greater self-reliance, citing economic risks amid a changing world order.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/05/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-diplomatic-hypocracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:07:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_151190-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_151190.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The day after India abstained in the vote at the U.N. to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration's State Department instructed its diplomats to condemn New Delhi's move, saying it put it in Moscow's camp.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/04/commentary/world-commentary/energy-production-uncertainties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:07:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_150829.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_150829.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For modern nations, primary energy supplies are the lifeline of national existence. Cut that line, even for a moment, and deep political instability will follow.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/04/commentary/world-commentary/what-ukraine-needs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:07:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_149500-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_149500.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Polish soldier helps Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion cross the Ukraine-Polish border in Medyka, Poland, in early March.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/04/commentary/world-commentary/economic-warfare/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:08:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_150778-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_150778.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Implementing trade and financial sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine has hurt Russia's economy, but not as much as Western powers had hoped.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/03/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-invasion-bitcoin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:08:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_146051-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_146051.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian soldiers unload weapons near the front line in Kyiv on March 3. Tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies have been donated to the Ukrainian government to aid it in its fight against invading Russian forces. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/03/commentary/world-commentary/autocrats-putin-fight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:08:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_150808-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_150808.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the West has embraced Poland's Jaroslaw Kaczynski, whose regime had previously transformed the country from one of Eastern Europe’s democratic front-runners into one of the world’s most rapidly “autocratizing” countries.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/29/commentary/world-commentary/facial-tech-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:09:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_152826.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_152826.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New York-based Clearview AI offered the Ukrainian government free access to its facial recognition network to help in its fight against the Russian military. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/29/commentary/world-commentary/abandoning-putin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:11:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_161529-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_161529.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Despite the relative failure of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the number of prominent defectors has been remarkably low.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/05/23/commentary/world-commentary/war-restoring-deterrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:11:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/np_file_160251-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_160251.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The fact that Russia followed through with its threatened invasion of Ukraine demonstrates that NATO and the wider West’s deterrence strategy needs to be reassessed.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/28/commentary/japan-commentary/ukraine-japan-wake-up-call/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:11:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_155733.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_155733.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, ordinary Japanese are beginning to realize a country cannot defend itself without maintaining combat readiness, including offensive military capabilities. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/15/editorials/japan-ukraine-war-influence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:12:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_152950-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_152950.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of their meeting in New Delhi on March 19 where the two discussed the Ukraine conflict and decried the use of force to resolve international disputes.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/01/commentary/world-commentary/russians-ukraine-responsibility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:12:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_150588.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_150588.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Supporters cheer as Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a rally to mark the eighth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea, in Moscow on March 18. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/31/commentary/world-commentary/biden-ukraine-miscalculation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:12:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_150420.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_150420.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Warsaw on March 26 where he inadvertently said Russian President Vladimir Putin could not "remain in power," a statement the White House has since tried to walk back.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/31/commentary/world-commentary/russia-peace-settlement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:12:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_150401.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_150401.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A destroyed Russian armored personal carrier on the front-line near Kyiv on March 28]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/30/commentary/world-commentary/cash-during-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:12:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_150152.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_150152.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Global events such as the war in Ukraine can drastically impact the value of cash, and there is a trade-off in having cash at home versus at the bank. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/30/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-china-opportunity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:12:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_150082-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_150082.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a video-conference to discuss the Ukraine crisis on March 8.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/30/commentary/world-commentary/asias-great-reset/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:13:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_150079.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_150079.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin's decision to invade of Ukraine has led to a tectonic shift in the world's strategic environment, and Asia is no exception.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/30/commentary/world-commentary/wests-ukraine-objective/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:14:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_149576-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_149576.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The aftermath of a Russian bombing attack in Kyiv on March 21]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/29/commentary/world-commentary/putin-war-crimes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:15:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_149568.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_149568.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and others are  investigating atrocities committed in Ukraine that could lead to war crimes charges against Russian President Vladimir Putin. 
]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/28/commentary/world-commentary/europe-ukraine-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:15:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_148974.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_148974.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine hold an anti-war protest outside the European Union's headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 28.

]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/25/commentary/world-commentary/russia-win-failure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:15:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_148969.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_148969.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The war in Ukraine will eventually end. And when it does, the world should concern itself with Russia's trajectory as it is big and powerful enough that what transpires there could impact the overall health and well being of the international order.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/25/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-downgrade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:15:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_149230-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_149230.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The COVID-19 pandemic stalled the Japanese government’s debt-control efforts, now it also has to deal with the economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/25/commentary/world-commentary/putin-rules-based-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:15:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_149063-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_149063.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The League of Nations, created in the wake of World War I, failed because it could not stop countries like Nazi Germany from flouting international law. The United Nations, may be facing a similar reckoning with Russia's actions.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/25/editorials/japan-russia-peace-treaty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:16:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_149213-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_149213.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 Summit in Osaka in June 2019. It's time for Tokyo to acknowledge Moscow’s behavior for what it has always been: empty rhetoric, tactical tricks and bullying.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/24/commentary/world-commentary/china-russia-economic-concerns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:16:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_149010.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_149010.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/24/commentary/world-commentary/fear-desperate-putin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:36:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_149023.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_149023.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A destroyed Russian tank on the front lines near Kyiv on March 20 ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/23/commentary/world-commentary/ending-ukraines-tragedy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:36:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_147475-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_147475.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While Russian President  Vladimir Putin alone has caused Ukraine’s tragedy, all parties must be realistic about what a viable endgame could look like in order to end this war.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/23/commentary/world-commentary/asia-nuclear-arms-race/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:36:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_148722-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_148722.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nuclear-capable missiles are displayed by the People's Liberation Army during a parade marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing in October 2009.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/23/commentary/world-commentary/trade-sanctions-ineffective/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:37:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_148746-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_148746.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Workers at Russia’s Gorkovsky automobile plant hold a rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow in June 2019.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/23/commentary/world-commentary/india-russia-sanctions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:37:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_148792.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_148792.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Many Western nations have lambasted India for continuing to buy oil from Russia even though many such countries, especially in Europe, have yet to wean themselves off Russian energy supplies.

 ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/21/commentary/world-commentary/nato-mad-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:37:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_148065-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_148065.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mutually assured destruction may have seemed like an obsolete idea after the Soviet Union collapsed, but Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent nuclear threats have shown that the doctrine still has merit.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/20/commentary/world-commentary/saudi-oil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:38:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_148089-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_148089.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Biden administration has been on shaky terms with Saudi Arabia's leadership since it ordered the release of intelligence that directly implicated Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October 2018.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/18/commentary/world-commentary/china-taiwan-lessons-russia-ukraine-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:38:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_147641.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_147641.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/18/commentary/world-commentary/china-russia-bailout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:38:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_147828.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_147828.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping via a video link during the Group of 20 summit in October.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/18/editorials/ukraine-international-justice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:38:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_147747.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_147747.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Though Moscow is likely to ignore it, the ruling by the International Court of Justice calling for an end to the invasion of Ukraine reinforces the principle that rules govern relations among states, not raw power.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/17/commentary/world-commentary/russia-chemical-weapons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:38:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_147515.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_147515.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Syrian medical staff take part in a training exercise to learn how to treat victims of chemical weapons attacks in a course organized by the World Health Organisation in Gaziantep, Turkey, in July 2017.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/16/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-defense-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:38:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_147175.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_147175.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People across Taiwan have held near-daily solidarity rallies, such as this one here in Taipei on Sunday, to show support for Ukraine in its battle for survival with Russia.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/16/commentary/world-commentary/banking-russia-invasion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:39:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_147020-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_147020.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia's Central Bank headquarters in Moscow. Having witnessed the financial shock and awe or Vladimir Putin's invasion and the subsequent sanctions, other countries will likely re-think how and where they hold their foreign assets.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/16/commentary/world-commentary/global-ukraine-stances/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:39:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_147231.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_147231.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aggressive actions by Russia and China are not enough to convince countries such as India to pick a side given the weakness and instability of the United States. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/15/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-bioweapons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:39:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_147047-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_147047.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian leader Vladimir Putin's mounting frustration at not being able to subdue Ukraine has prompted fears that he may use weapons of mass destruction to prevail — and lie about it.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/15/commentary/world-commentary/world-war-iii-risk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:39:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_147031-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_147031.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It appears Russian President Vladimir Putin likely obtained Chinese leader Xi Jinping's backing for his Ukraine adventure, a decision that may backfire on both Moscow and Beijing.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/14/commentary/world-commentary/asia-ukraine-russia-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:39:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_146668.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_146668.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The U.N. General Assembly overwhelming voted to condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, but many Asian countries chose to abstain.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/11/commentary/world-commentary/russias-independent-journalists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:39:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_146556.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_146556.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Governments around the world need to find ways to ensure independent news keeps reaching Russians — who are being fed propaganda by the Putin administration about its war in Ukraine. 
]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/11/commentary/world-commentary/chinas-decision-moment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:40:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_145781.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_145781.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China's Ambassador to the U.N., Zhang Jun, speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on threats to international peace and security following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/10/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-russia-invasion-west/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:40:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_146310-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_146310.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Destroyed Russian tanks in the Sumy region of Ukraine on Monday. Realists like John Mearsheimer predicted some kind of conflict over Ukraine, but their predictions still did not describe the current reality of the conflict.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/10/commentary/world-commentary/russia-china-business-sanctions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:40:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_146259-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_146259.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Many Western businesses including McDonald's, Apple, Visa, and Disney announced suspensions to their operations in Russia over the Ukraine invasion. So why then haven't companies doing business in China, with all its aggressive acts and human rights abuses, taken similar measures?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/09/commentary/world-commentary/putins-long-goodbye/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:40:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_145849-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_145849.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin still holds the primary instruments of control over his country, but history shows the effectiveness of brutal repression does not last.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/09/commentary/world-commentary/global-struggle-democracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:41:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_146007-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_146007.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the people of Ukraine and the world from Kyiv on Monday. Russia’s military assault on its southern neighbor is just the latest in a series of attacks on democracies around the globe. 
]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/08/commentary/world-commentary/asia-ukraine-invasion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:41:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_145810-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_145810.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy soldiers stand guard as a Russian naval vessel arrives in Qingdao, China, for joint military exercises in April 2019. Asian countries including China notably abstained from condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a recent United Nations General Assembly vote.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/08/commentary/world-commentary/wartime-market-forecasts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:41:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_144838.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_144838.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Such is the nature of forecasting. You have a logical, well-thought out thesis and then some exogenous event happens that screws everything up — like Russia invading Ukraine.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/07/commentary/world-commentary/great-ukraine-famine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:41:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_145425.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_145425.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People take part in a rally to show support for Ukraine at the Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 in Washington on Feb. 28.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/07/commentary/world-commentary/putin-madness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:41:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_145383.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_145383.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators rally in support of Ukraine in Los Angeles on Saturday. Vladimir Putin most likely calculated the West was too feckless to respond forcefully against his Ukraine invasion, and only time will tell if he was right or wrong.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/07/commentary/world-commentary/americas-global-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:42:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_145307-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_145307.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian soldiers battle with Russian troops in Kharviv, Ukraine, in the early days of the invasion. Vladimir Putin's war is a reminder of how remarkably fragile world order actually is.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/06/commentary/world-commentary/putin-ukraine-justification/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:42:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_145384.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_145384.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators take part in an anti-war protest in front of the Soviet War Memorial at Tiergarten Park in Berlin on Feb. 27 ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/06/commentary/world-commentary/putin-threat-nuclear-proliferation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:42:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_145322.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_145322.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A RS-24 Yars strategic nuclear missile is displayed during the victory day parade in Moscow in June 2020.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/04/commentary/world-commentary/china-ukraine-doublespeak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:42:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_145166.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_145166.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pro-Russian separatists examine an abandoned tank in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Tuesday. It’s difficult to know for sure whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping was aware of Russia plans, but state media were certainly left scrambling to manage the message after the Ukraine invasion.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/04/editorials/biden-demonstrates-true-leadership-ukraine-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:42:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_145087.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_145087.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian security forces guard Independence Square in central Kyiv on Wednesday. U.S. President Joe Biden has applauded the heroism and resilience of the Ukrainian people in their war to thwart Russian aggression. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/04/commentary/world-commentary/asia-ukraine-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:43:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_144956.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_144956.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the virtual ASEAN East Asia Summit via video conference from his residence outside Moscow on Oct. 27.    ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/02/commentary/world-commentary/china-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:43:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_144510.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_144510.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Feb. 4, the opening day of China's 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

 ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/02/commentary/world-commentary/asia-ukraine-solution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:43:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_144512-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_144512.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller (left) places a Russian flag on a section of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline near the Russian town of Vyborg to mark the start of the project in April 2010.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/02/commentary/world-commentary/china-strategic-blunder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:43:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_144439.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_144439.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China's ambassador to the U.N., Zhang Jun, takes part in a vote by the Security Council on holding a rare emergency General Assembly session on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/01/commentary/world-commentary/india-china-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:43:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_144268.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_144268.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[India feels alone in its struggle to stop expansionist Chinese policies in the Himalayan region, especially since no Western government has condemned Beijing’s aggression or urged it to pull back its forces from along the two countries' shared border. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/01/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-war-of-wills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:43:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_144256-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_144256.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A demonstrator takes part in a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/28/commentary/world-commentary/putins-mind/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:44:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_143870.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_143870.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators protest against Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in front of the Cibeles Palace in Madrid on Sunday. 

 ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/27/commentary/world-commentary/wests-cyber-russia-appeasement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:44:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_143816-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_143816.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The USCYBERCOM building (center) on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland. The U.S. Cyber Command is part of the Department of Defense and it has a mission to unify cyberspace operations and engage in both defensive and offensive operations.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/27/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-global-economic-fallout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:44:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_143824.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_143824.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian service members inspect the aftermath of a battle in the country's capital of Kyiv on Saturday. 

]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/24/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-ukraine-reaction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:44:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_143288.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_143288.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian tanks move into the city of Mariupol on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized his military to move into eastern Ukraine.   ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/23/commentary/world-commentary/putin-permanent-ukraine-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:44:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_143072.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_143072.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian security forces stand guard after activists set up symbolic tomb crosses with the inscription "Russian occupiers" during a rally outside the Russian Embassy in Kyiv on Tuesday.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/20/commentary/japan-commentary/taiwan-ukraine-differences/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:45:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_142167-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_142167.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Feb. 4, the opening day of the Winter Olympics hosted by China. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/18/editorials/stopping-ukraine-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:45:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_141909.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_141909.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses the U.N. Security Council on the situation between Russia and Ukraine at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on Thursday.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/11/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-insurgency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:45:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_139749.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_139749.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian soldier patrols near a front-line position in Avdiivka, Ukraine, on Jan. 23 ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/09/commentary/world-commentary/protect-ukraine-sovereignty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:45:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_140064.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_140064.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[British troops take part in a NATO drill in northeast Estonia on Sunday. The alliance's eastward expansion jeopardizes the security of countries like Ukraine’s by increasing the risk that Russia will invade. 

]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/04/commentary/world-commentary/russian-ukraine-invasion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:45:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_138863-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_138863.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian soldiers take part in a drill in the southern Rostov region of Russia on Jan. 26.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/03/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-illegal-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:46:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_138675.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_138675.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia has some valid security concerns regarding NATO’s expansion into its area of influence, but an attack on Ukraine would be a grave violation of international norms. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/02/commentary/world-commentary/china-ukraine-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:46:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_138674-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_138674.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If Vladimir Putin pulls the trigger and invades Ukraine, Chinese support will become even more vital to help lessen the impact of Western economic sanctions.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/01/commentary/japan-commentary/economic-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:46:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_138464-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_138464.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[To alleviate German and European concerns, Russia insists it would never weaponize its energy exports. But last year,  Moscow reduced exports to Moldova to win geopolitical concessions.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/01/30/commentary/world-commentary/russia-anti-nato-gambit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:46:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/np_file_137809-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_137809.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hold talks on the Ukrainian situation, in Geneva on Jan. 21.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/01/28/editorials/opposing-russian-aggression-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:47:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/np_file_137792.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_137792.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian T-72 main battle tanks take part in military drills in the Rostov region bordering Ukraine on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/01/28/commentary/world-commentary/west-ukraine-mistakes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:47:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/np_file_137828.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_137828.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden and European leaders in a videoconference about Russia and Ukraine from the Chancellery in Berlin on Monday. 
]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/01/27/commentary/world-commentary/appeasing-putin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:47:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/np_file_137563-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_137563.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia under Vladimir Putin has many social and economic problems, but with its revitalized military, there is little the rest of the world can do to stop an invasion if its troops invade Ukraine. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/01/18/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-crisis-international-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:47:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/np_file_135888.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_135888.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin's policies in Kyiv on Jan 9. Moscow's actions have forced NATO to defend the idea of Ukrainian membership even though that wasn’t on the table before the latest crisis.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/12/29/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-diplomatic-solution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:47:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/np_file_132513-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_132513.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian government border guard mans a checkpoint near the contact line between Ukrainian troops and pro-Moscow rebels in March 2020.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/12/19/commentary/world-commentary/putins-last-gasp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:47:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/np_file_129376-3.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_129376.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin is most likely looking to repeat in Ukraine a victory similar to the wars in Georgia in 2008 and Crimea in 2014, which led to his highest approval ratings ever, to save his government’s flagging fortunes.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/12/17/commentary/world-commentary/russia-ukraine-invasion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:47:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/np_file_128867.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_128867.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian solders patrol a front-line position across from pro-Russian separatist forces in Avdiivka, Ukraine, on Dec. 1. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/12/10/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-warning-indo-pacific/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:48:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/np_file_128703-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_128703.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden warned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, against an attack on Ukraine during a virtual summit on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/12/05/commentary/world-commentary/putin-ukraine-invasion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:48:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/np_file_127427.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_127427.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin gave a red line to Ukraine, one aimed at keeping it from moving too close to the U.S. and NATO.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/07/21/commentary/world-commentary/putin-dangerous-ukraine-narrative/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:48:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_99665-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99665.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions about his article titled "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians" in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 13.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/02/17/commentary/world-commentary/yes-ukraine-matters-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:48:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/p8-brands-a-20200218.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-brands-a-20200218.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/01/19/commentary/world-commentary/global-cyberattacks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:49:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/np_file_136030-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_136030.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Was the it just a ruse? The latest attack that primarily targeted Ukraine appeared at first to be ransomware — except it was far more destructive and apparently left no possibility of deciphering after payment.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/11/commentary/world-commentary/china-indo-pacific-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:49:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_146509-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_146509.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian soldiers patrol near a monument covered with sand bags for protection against Russian attack in the city of Odessa on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/20/commentary/world-commentary/seizing-superyachts-over-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:49:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_145869-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_145869.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's superyacht, Solaris, lies moored in Barcelona, Spain, earlier this month. Abramovich recently handed direct control of Chelsea F.C. to trustees in the wake of Vladimir Putin's Ukraine invasion. Bloomberg]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/18/commentary/world-commentary/china-russia-bet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T00:49:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_147716-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_147716.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China may have bet on the wrong horse believing Russian forces would quickly overrun Ukraine. Still, a weakened Vladimir Putin would not necessarily be a bad thing for Chinese leader Xi Jinping. 

]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/07/commentary/japan-commentary/upcoming-upper-house-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T07:11:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_163490-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_163490.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Fumio Kishida and his predecessor, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, celebrate following the party's leadership vote in Tokyo on Sept. 29.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/03/editorials/anthony-albanese/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T15:18:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_162788-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162788.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida greets his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese (left), during “the Quad” summit in Tokyo on May 24. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/07/15/commentary/world-commentary/trump-putin-book/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:09:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/np_file_24216.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_24216.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Critics consider U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to be populist and divisive.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/07/05/commentary/world-commentary/putin-wins-16-years-reckless-behavior/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/np_file_21813.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_21813.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/06/02/commentary/world-commentary/russian-derangement-syndrome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/np_file_15573.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_15573.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters call for the impeachment and removal of U.S. President Donald Trump outside the federal building in Seattle on Dec. 17.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/03/16/commentary/world-commentary/saudi-russian-spat-shows-putin-lot-like-trump/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/p8-brands-a-20200317.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-brands-a-20200317.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/01/14/commentary/world-commentary/overcoming-putin-paradox/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/p8-glosserman-a-20200115.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-glosserman-a-20200115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[President Vladimir Putin has made Russia a global player once again.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/01/21/commentary/world-commentary/putin-dangerous-ever/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/p9-stavridis-a-20200122.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-stavridis-a-20200122.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/08/05/commentary/world-commentary/west-problems-russia-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-apps-a-20190806.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Riot police detain a protester during an unauthorized rally in Moscow demanding independent and opposition candidates be allowed to run for office in local election in September.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/06/19/commentary/world-commentary/putin-xi-going-soft-protest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:47+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/07/11/commentary/japan-commentary/abes-art-deal-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p1-Azuma-a-20190712.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push for a peace deal with Moscow rests on the dubious premise that money will one day bend Russian President Vladmir Putin's mind to Tokyo's favor.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/06/12/commentary/world-commentary/russia-hug-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-kruscheva-a-20190613.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There is a sense in Beijing and Moscow that the combination of Chinese economic power and Russian political audacity can help the two countries better withstand U.S. challenges.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/04/09/commentary/world-commentary/libya-just-one-putins-many-bets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/11/19/commentary/world-commentary/environment-economy-become-great-power-pawns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:50+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in September at the East Asian Summit, where Putin broached the idea of concluding a peace treaty by year's end "without preconditions.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/09/18/commentary/japan-commentary/putins-unacceptable-peace-treaty-condition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands prior to their talks at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia on Sept. 10.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/09/18/commentary/world-commentary/putins-popularity-bubble-burst/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/08/04/commentary/world-commentary/one-man-putin-cant-get-head/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:58+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/01/30/commentary/world-commentary/russias-east-west-dilemmas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:10:59+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/11/27/editorials/putins-middle-east-power-play/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:11:00+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/07/04/commentary/world-commentary/russias-oligarchs-waiting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:11:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/06/05/commentary/world-commentary/vladimir-putins-geopolitical-chessboard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:11:02+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/05/29/commentary/japan-commentary/hidden-side-japanese-russian-summit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:11:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledge to resolve the Northern Territories dispute between Japan and Russia, but has made little progress on the issue despite holding two summits with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past six months.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/03/07/commentary/world-commentary/when-spies-are-out-of-control/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:11:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:11:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:11:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:11:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:11:26+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:11:26+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/03/03/editorials/improving-relations-with-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T16:11:27+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/02/23/commentary/world-commentary/europe-needs-a-stronger-security-architecture/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:45:03+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:45:23+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/05/15/commentary/world-commentary/wrong-analogy-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:45:31+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:45:42+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/05/09/commentary/world-commentary/let-regions-of-ukraine-vote/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:45:49+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:46:01+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/04/28/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-narratives-spawn-dangerous-presumptions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:46:16+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/04/22/editorials/defusing-ukraine-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:46:26+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:46:44+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:47:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:48:16+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/02/27/commentary/world-commentary/the-ukrainian-revolution-and-russian-reaction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T18:48:27+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T19:15:42+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/05/commentary/world-commentary/covid-19-omicron/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T19:38:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2007/08/25/commentary/battling-aviation-pollution-and-congestion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T19:42:44+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2007/06/19/commentary/giving-china-the-red-hook/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-08T19:42:51+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T20:13:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last week, the Ministry of Health reported that the number of babies born in demographically challenged Japan in 2021 hit a record low of 811,604, a 3.5 % drop from the previous year.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T21:49:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Congress' House select committee will begin public hearings on the Jan. 6 riot and attempts by former President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election from Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T21:50:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The 2007 “tortilla crisis” where corn prices doubled due to its use in biofuels offers a preview of what awaits the world with the food shortages expected to result from the war in Ukraine.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A cancer treatment from AstraZeneca and the Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo is being hailed as a possible game changer in breast cancer treatment. It may also help with other forms of the disease.  ]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-08T21:53:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Labor Party lead by Anthony Albanese secured its election victory in part with the help of economically conservative, but climate-concerned independents who broke with the ruling Liberals, costing them the election.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-09T18:30:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Some right-wing intellectuals have suggested America needs an absolute monarch like the famed Queen Elizabeth I, not to be confused with the current Elizabeth II, to fix what they see as the country's ineffective leadership.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-09T18:32:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Despite Vladimir Putin's political oppression at home and his aggressive military actions abroad, the West, despite the “values” it claims to uphold, still normalized him and refused to call him what he is.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-11T10:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-11T09:55:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-10T19:17:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-10T19:18:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People attend a blessing of traditional Easter food baskets amid the Russian invasion in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, on April 23. REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/10/commentary/world-commentary/republican-climate-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-10T19:20:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.  ]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2022-06-13T17:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_164320.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Elon Musk's Tesla is facing problems with artificial intelligence software that has yet to drive a car in the ways the tech guru has frequently promised. AI is also falling short in health care and with social media. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/10/commentary/world-commentary/japans-defense-spending-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-13T09:32:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_164192.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Chinese J-16 fighter jet was recently involved in an incident involving an Australian patrol aircraft. The aggressive nature of the interception has some in Japan calling for increased defense spending.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/14/commentary/japan-commentary/abe-deserves-credit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-14T18:40:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_164762.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/15/commentary/world-commentary/supply-chains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-15T18:44:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_164994.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Container ships wait in waters off Los Angeles amid supply chain bottle necks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues, in April 2021.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/15/commentary/world-commentary/artificial-intelligence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-15T18:46:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_164976.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Some artificial intelligence researchers have made optimistic claims about technologies soon reaching sentience, but many others quickly dismiss those assertions. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/15/commentary/world-commentary/building-back-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-15T18:49:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_163911-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_163911.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The EU should look at the Russian central bank’s frozen foreign-exchange reserves and other confiscated state assets to help fund the rebuilding of Ukraine after the war ends.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/15/commentary/japan-commentary/yen-wont-moved-90s-nostalgia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-15T18:50:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_164968.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_164968.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The currency hit its weakest level in nearly two decades, prompting speculation Japan might intervene again. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/13/commentary/world-commentary/china-russia-military-weaknesses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-16T18:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_164319-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_164319.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia’s military has performed far worse than expected in Ukraine. This does not bode well for the similarly structured and armed Chinese People’s Liberation Army. REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/14/commentary/japan-commentary/kishida-security-vision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-16T18:06:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_164753-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_164753.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida inspects an honor guard with Singapore’s leader, Lee Hsien Loong, during a state visit to the Southeast Asian country on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/16/commentary/world-commentary/south-korea-aircraft-carrier/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-16T18:41:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165179-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165179.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Izumo, Japan’s de facto aircraft carrier, is moored at the MSDF’s Yokosuka base south of Tokyo in March 2015. South Korea’s navy has long sought its own carrier, especially at a time when China is flexing its maritime military muscle. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/16/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-interest-rates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-16T18:43:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165196.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165196.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference after the Federal Open Market Committee raised its main interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/18/cartoons/japan-fiscal-policy-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-18T10:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_164526-e1655452424348.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_164526.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/18/cartoons/japan-rainy-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-18T09:55:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_164527-e1655452490221.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_164527.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/17/commentary/world-commentary/japan-tourism-opening/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-17T18:54:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165425-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165425.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo in July 2020]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/17/commentary/world-commentary/biotech-research/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-17T18:55:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165430.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165430.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Medical innovation is expensive, especially in the biotech sectors, and the costs and risks associated with such research tends to be misunderstood by both policymakers and ordinary citizens.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/17/editorials/nuclear-proliferation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-17T18:56:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165428.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165428.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mobile intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles take part in a Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square on May 9, 2015. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/17/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-peace-cost/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-17T18:59:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165304.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165304.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian soldier inspects an unexploded Russian shell in the town of Marinka, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, on May 28.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/17/commentary/world-commentary/climate-change-military-danger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-17T19:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_164971-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_164971.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Two U.S. fast-attack submarines, the USS Connecticut and the USS Hartford, break through the ice in the Arctic Ocean's Beaufort Sea during an exercise in March 2018.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/19/commentary/world-commentary/european-defense-spending/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-19T19:37:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165613.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165613.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The European Union's combined spending on defense in the last 20 years has increased by only 20%, compared to 66% for the United States, 300% for Russia and 600% for China.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/19/commentary/japan-commentary/kishida-economic-vision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-19T19:38:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_163592.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_163592.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answers questions at a Upper House budget committee session in parliament on May 31.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/20/commentary/world-commentary/putin-food-shortage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-20T17:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165673.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165673.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A farmer bails feed for cattle at his farm near Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine, on June 3. The farmer says he can't let his cows loose to eat grass because munitions from cluster bombs litter his fields.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/20/commentary/world-commentary/china-u-s-middle-east-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-20T17:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165615.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165615.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese President Xi Jinping greets his then-Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, during a welcome ceremony in Shanghai in May 2014.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/21/commentary/world-commentary/china-us-nuclear-deterrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-21T14:32:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165793.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165793.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Dongfeng-2 missile at the Chinese Military Museum in Beijing]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/21/commentary/japan-commentary/ukraine-war-diplomacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-21T18:53:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166063-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166063.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The leaders of South Africa, China, Brazil, Russia and India attend the BRICS summit in Brasilia in November 2019. Nonalignment in the wake of the Ukraine invasion is easier said than done.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/21/commentary/world-commentary/monkeypox-mistakes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-21T18:54:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166103-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166103.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are three essential rules in handling health emergencies: assume the worst, invoke procedures that are well rehearsed and find a leader to spearhead and coordinate the effort.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/22/commentary/japan-commentary/global-fertility-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-22T18:44:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166274-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166274.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After three decades of Japan trying to increase the birthrate and failing, the country may have to adapt by opening up immigration or moving back the retirement age to deal with the demographic fallout.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/22/commentary/world-commentary/hong-kong-democracy-oppression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-22T18:45:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166281.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166281.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pro-democracy demonstrators protest Hong Kong's deteriorating freedoms outside the Chinese Embassy in London in July 2020.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/22/commentary/world-commentary/nuclear-non-proliferation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-22T18:45:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166353.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166353.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The president of the International Red Cross, Peter Maurer (left), and Austria's international affairs minister, Alexander Schallenberg, hold a news conference prior to the start of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Meeting in Vienna on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/23/commentary/japan-commentary/japanese-public-security-cocnerns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-23T19:15:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166648-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166648.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (fifth from left) and other party leaders take part in a debate in Tokyo on Tuesday in preparation for the July 10 Upper House elections.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/25/cartoons/japan-trail-mix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-25T09:55:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165842-e1656056061466.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165842.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/25/cartoons/kuroda-monetary-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-25T10:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_165844-e1656056110299.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_165844.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/24/commentary/world-commentary/rich-poor-clean-energy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-24T19:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166614-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166614.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rich nations are able to pursue green energy solutions to mitigate climate change. But if they don’t help poorer nations to move away from fossil fuels, their efforts will be in vain. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/24/commentary/world-commentary/global-food-shortages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-24T19:02:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166217.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166217.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In times of trouble, such as the Ukraine war-caused food crisis, the natural instinct is to hoard. India’s announcement in May that it would ban wheat exports triggered a 6% price increase.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/26/commentary/world-commentary/abortion-rights-decision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-26T20:17:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167050.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167050.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Abortion rights supporters protest in Washington on Saturday against the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that overturned the landmark Roe vs. Wade abortion decision.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/26/commentary/world-commentary/joe-biden-economic-policies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-26T20:18:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166893.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166893.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Joe Biden's problem is not messaging, its his failing economic policies that are harming his presidency and the Democratic Party's electoral chances in the coming midterm elections.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/27/commentary/world-commentary/india-foreign-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-27T17:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167047.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167047.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, meet in New Delhi on June 8.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/26/commentary/world-commentary/hunger-enduring-reality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-26T23:37:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167072.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167072.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People line up to receive food donations at a food bank at a church in Queens, New York, in May 2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/27/commentary/japan-commentary/china-japan-economic-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-27T11:32:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166477.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166477.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wang Yi, China's foreign minister, and Taro Kono, then-Japan's foreign minister, are seen with their countries' economy ministers and other officials ahead of a high-level China-Japan economic dialogue in Tokyo in April 2018.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/28/commentary/world-commentary/indo-pacific-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-28T20:43:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167416.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167416.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["The Quad" foreign ministers meet in Melbourne, Australia, in February to discuss regional security.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/28/commentary/japan-commentary/nato-indo-pacific-connection/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-29T00:25:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167460.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167460.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with U.S. President Joe Biden and other Group of Seven leaders at NATO Headquarters in Brussels in March.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/23/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-foreign-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-29T00:43:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166112.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166112.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with his Singaporean counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong in Tokyo on May 26. With the exception of Singapore, Southeast Asia has largely sought to remain neutral in the Russia-Ukraine war. 

]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/29/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-abortion-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-29T18:33:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167681.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167681.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Saturday, a day after the country's top court struck down the right to abortion.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/29/commentary/world-commentary/wto-return/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-29T18:34:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167430-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167430.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The World Trade Organization has been dead for years as a place for trade governance and for holding negotiations.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/29/commentary/world-commentary/steep-costs-disengagement-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-29T18:34:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167664-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167664.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Global finance and commerce are increasingly being shaped by national-security considerations, which could have the greatest impact on China’s economy.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/29/commentary/world-commentary/ai-fake-data/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-29T18:35:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167572-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167572.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[More tech firms are using synthetic images to train their AI to gather data and remain unbiased. Get ready for a world awash in artificial identities. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/29/commentary/japan-commentary/masayoshi-son-softbank-optimism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-29T18:38:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167614.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167614.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[From declining share prices to failed merger deals, SoftBank had one of its worst years in over two decades. And still, the company's founder, Masayoshi Son, is optimistic about its future.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/30/commentary/trump-legal-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-30T20:30:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167904-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167904.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Resent testimony given by an assistant to Donald Trump’s chief of staff before the Jan. 6 investigators described an attempt by the president to forcibly grab the wheel of his car that day, revealing a lack of control on his part in more ways than one.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/30/commentary/world-commentary/china-semiconductors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-30T20:32:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167924.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167924.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jiangsu Azure Corp. employees work on a semiconductor chip production line in Huaian, Jiangsu province, in March.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/30/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-china-strategy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-01T08:24:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167638.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167638.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's lack of a clear strategy toward China is the result of a number of issues, including different views of history and their differing approaches to Taiwan.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/02/cartoons/voter-apathy-upper-house-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-02T10:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167262-e1656666260647.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167262.jpeg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/02/cartoons/exceptions-japan-rules/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-02T09:55:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_167268-e1656666340410.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167268.jpeg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/01/commentary/world-commentary/supreme-court-climate-ruling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-01T19:03:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168048-1-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168048.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As a result of the top court’s latest ruling, climate change now joins abortion and guns in which the justices have issued landmark conservative opinions.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/01/editorials/japan-nato-cooperation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-01T19:04:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168055.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168055.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg attend the NATO summit in Madrid on Thursday.   ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/01/commentary/world-commentary/nato-survival/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-01T19:05:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_167959-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167959.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Lithuania's president, Gitanas Nauseda, visit German NATO troops in Pabrade, Lithuania, on June.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/01/commentary/world-commentary/hydropower-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-01T19:07:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168119.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168119.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the positive side, hydroelectric generation emits no greenhouse gases; on the negative side, it has a large and lasting ecological footprint, including the changing of ecosystems down river. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/03/commentary/world-commentary/european-war-project/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-03T19:41:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168293-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168293.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made a mockery of the idea that European interdependence would guarantee peace.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/03/commentary/world-commentary/scottish-independence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-03T19:41:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_167965.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167965.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Scottish National Party may not really want an actual independence battle just yet, but a political dust-up would help it with independence-minded Scots at the ballot box. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/04/commentary/world-commentary/confusing-energy-markets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-04T17:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168313-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168313.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A liquefied natural gas tanker prepares to dock at a thermal power station in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, in December.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/04/commentary/world-commentary/school-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-04T09:18:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168301-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168301.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A public safety officer stands guard in front of a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 26, two days after a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at the facility.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/05/commentary/world-commentary/china-u-s-cold-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-05T19:50:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168863.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168863.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden holds a virtually meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in November. Recent trade wars between the two nations are expressions of the intensifying competition between the economic giants. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/05/commentary/world-commentary/ai-sentience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-05T19:52:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168733.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168733.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A staff member at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai addresses a robot in July 2020. The good news is AI systems are decades away from being able to experience feelings.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/24/commentary/world-commentary/japan-opposition-parties-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-06T18:25:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166880-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166880.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Party leaders, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (center), attend a debate in Tokyo on Tuesday in preparation for the July 10 Upper House election. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/06/commentary/world-commentary/democracy-under-attack-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-06T18:52:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168938.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168938.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Voters need to recognize the Supreme Court's radical majority for what it is: part of a carefully laid plan to turn the U.S. into a repressive regime.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/06/commentary/japan-commentary/buffett-japan-advice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-06T18:53:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168768-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168768.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Warren Buffett’s approach to investment in Japan has been to remain passive. He avoids telling its CEOs, investors or the public what to do and does not tell them that Western business practices are better.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/06/commentary/world-commentary/tesla-faces-competition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-06T18:54:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168934.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168934.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Elon Musk opens a Tesla plant in Shanghai in January 2020.

  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/06/commentary/world-commentary/supply-side-inflation-fix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-06T18:55:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168919.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168919.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Central banks cannot deal with inflation alone — improvements in productivity, particularly with automation and digital technologies, will be crucial.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/07/commentary/japan-commentary/china-influence-operations-japan-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-07T09:48:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_163157-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_163157.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The territorial dispute over the Senkaku Islands has been partly responsible for changing attitudes toward China in Japan, with many now seeing Beijing as a threat.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/07/commentary/world-commentary/bond-market-confusion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-07T18:48:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169235-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169235.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The data coming out of the U.S. economy is as conflicting as ever and making fools of even the best and brightest analysts attempting to predict how markets and the economy will react.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/07/commentary/world-commentary/rethinking-global-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-07T18:49:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169083-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169083.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The international order provided by the United Nations and other entities can preserve peace and security only to the extent that it is equitable and capable of meeting the challenges that humanity faces.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/05/commentary/japan-commentary/china-japan-never-ending-normalization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-07T18:53:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168422.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168422.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The territorial dispute over the Senkaku Islands is seen to be part of one of the epoch-making watersheds affecting China-Japan ties in recent decades.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/07/commentary/world-commentary/beating-ransomware-attackers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-07T21:13:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_167427.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_167427.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A recent ransomware attempt showed that attackers don’t always know what they’re doing, which allowed cybersecurity professionals to reverse the encryption without having to pay a dime.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/08/commentary/world-commentary/will-taiwan-next-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-08T20:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169420-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169420.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Washington’s refusal to say whether it would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion has deterred Beijing so far. But how long will the strategy of ambiguity work? ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/08/commentary/world-commentary/eliminating-plastic-pollution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-08T20:03:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168800-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168800.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Offering a ray of hope, plastics have become so enmeshed in our ecosystem that bacteria have evolved to digest them and scientists are trying to take advantage of that fact.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/08/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-unicorn-investments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-08T20:03:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169024.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169024.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s plan for investing in startups to succeed, he needs to turn Japan into a destination investors like Masayoshi Son don't shy away from.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/08/commentary/world-commentary/boris-johnson-resigns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-08T20:04:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169406.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169406.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boris Johnson was once widely liked and a formidable winner of the popular vote, but a succession of scandals, coupled with poor judgment, brought down his government. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/09/cartoons/waterside-woes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-09T09:55:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168589-e1657287173925.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168589.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/08/editorials/shinzo-abe-assassination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-09T08:17:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169583.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169583.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A woman weeps in front of a memorial near the site of where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot in Nara on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/09/commentary/japan-commentary/shinzo-abe-assassination-void/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-09T10:51:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169640.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169640.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Most political observers will remember former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for elevating Japan’s place in world leadership.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/09/commentary/japan-commentary/shinzo-abe-statesman-strategist-and-husband/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-09T19:28:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169660.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169660.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie, visit the grave of Abe's father in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 2014.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/10/commentary/japan-commentary/abe-gifts-japan-kuroda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-10T17:56:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169765.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169765.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda in Tokyo in 2018.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/10/commentary/japan-commentary/shinzo-abe-assertiveness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-10T19:59:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169753-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169753.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe worked to unite countries with similar interests in containing China, sowing the seeds of “the Quad” that groups Japan with the United States, Australia and India. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/10/commentary/japan-commentary/shinzo-abe-foreign-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-10T23:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169755.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169755.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was able to bring Japan-China relations back from the abyss reached in 2012 after the nationalization of the Senkaku Islands. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/12/commentary/japan-commentary/smart-countryside-rural-regions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-12T17:02:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169289.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169289.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Recent government thinking suggests that depopulation, aging and economic disparities in Japan's countryside can be addressed through the application of big data, artificial intelligence, automation and other emerging technologies.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/12/commentary/japan-commentary/kishida-post-election-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-12T17:37:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170175.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170175.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida places a red paper rose on an LDP candidate's name to indicate a victory in the Upper House election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/11/commentary/japan-commentary/shinzo-abe-memoir/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-12T17:49:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169979.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169979.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24, 2019.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/12/commentary/japan-commentary/abe-legacy-younger-generation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-13T08:08:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170275-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170275.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With the passing of long-time leader Shinzo Abe, the younger generation must now wonder what lies in store for the country.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/12/commentary/japan-commentary/friend-abe-san-modis-tribute-shinzo-abe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-13T15:45:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170291.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170291.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Indian leader Narendra Modi during a visit to New Delhi in December 2015. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/16/cartoons/japan-uncomfortable-political-conversations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-16T09:55:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170110-e1657697069669.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170110.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/09/cartoons/japan-heat-wave/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-13T18:17:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168588-e1657703825802.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168588.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/13/commentary/world-commentary/british-pound-uncertainty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-13T18:35:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169832.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169832.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation and the political uncertainty in Britain, the pound is poised to sink further.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/13/commentary/world-commentary/twitter-mess/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-13T18:39:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170480.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170480.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Twitter buyout fiasco is beginning to look less like high finance and more like corporate vandalism.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/13/commentary/world-commentary/anti-americanism-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-13T18:40:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170430-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170430.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There is even a virulent strain of anti-American sentiment among countries with much to lose if they distance themselves from Washington and its policies.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/13/cartoons/mourning-shinzo-abe-assassination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-14T17:40:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170107-e1657706441888.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170107.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/14/commentary/world-commentary/sri-lankan-political-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-14T18:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170711-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170711.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators celebrate after they enter into the Sri Lankan prime minister’s office in Colombo on Wednesday during a protest demanding for his resignation and after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled amid the country’s economic crisis. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/14/commentary/world-commentary/climate-change-buinesss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-14T18:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168776.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168776.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[To address global warming, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is mulling the idea of having companies disclose climate-related costs and risks. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/14/commentary/world-commentary/covid-19-infection/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-14T18:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170755.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170755.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An Irish health care worker administers a COVID-19 booster shot in Dublin in November. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/15/commentary/world-commentary/brics-breakup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-15T18:19:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169871-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169871.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The leaders of the BRICS nations meet at the group’s summit in Osaka in June 2019. Concerns are India might pull out of the group over tensions with China.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/15/commentary/world-commentary/iran-hostages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-15T18:21:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170800.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170800.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi prepares to lead a Friday prayer on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran on Feb. 11. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/16/editorials/shinzo-abe-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-16T12:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170923-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170923.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's actions after the Upper House election win will reveal the true power that Shinzo Abe's name carries — even after his passing.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/15/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-opposition-parties-election-loss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-16T13:59:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170685.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170685.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenta Izumi, leader of Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sunday following the party's defeat in the Upper House election.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/17/commentary/japan-commentary/real-shinzo-abe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-17T19:50:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_171313.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_171313.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe most of all wanted to make Japan a normal country in the eyes of the world — one not beholden to the legacy of World War II and events that took place before most of the country’s population was born. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/17/commentary/world-commentary/global-hunger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-17T19:51:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169243-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169243.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Anti-tank obstacles in a wheat field in Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/18/commentary/world-commentary/uyghur-birthrate-collapse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-18T17:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_171318.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_171318.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ethnic Uyghur women take part in a protest against China in Istanbul in January.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/18/commentary/japan-commentary/shinzo-abe-constitutional-dream/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-19T12:19:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_171017.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_171017.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The prime minister must use his mandate to secure what Shinzo Abe never could: the long-held goal of constitutional reform — particularly when it comes to military matters.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/19/commentary/world-commentary/russia-ukraine-international-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-19T15:25:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_170898.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_170898.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters inspect a damaged building following a Russian airstrike in the city of Vinnytsia, Ukraine, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/19/commentary/world-commentary/japan-south-korea-relations-5/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-19T18:20:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_171539.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_171539.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin travels to Japan this week in the hopes of resetting a relationship that has been on the rocks for a long time.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/19/commentary/world-commentary/donald-trump-polling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-19T18:21:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_171556-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_171556.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Jan. 6 hearings appear to be having an effect on voters across the political spectrum and their views on former U.S. President Donald Trump.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/20/commentary/world-commentary/putin-ukraine-miscalculation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-20T18:47:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_171825-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_171825.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Easy victories in Vladimir Putin’s previous military ventures may have caused the Russian leader to overestimate the capabilities of his military forces.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/20/commentary/world-commentary/biden-saudi-arabia-flip/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-20T18:48:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_171637.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_171637.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After taking a supposedly principled stand against Saudi Arabia at the beginning of his administration, Biden’s calculations appear to have changed due to soaring energy prices and skyrocketing inflation back home. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/20/commentary/world-commentary/shunning-russian-culture/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-20T18:53:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_168982.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_168982.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Refusing to engage with Russian culture will not change President Vladimir Putin’s calculations, let alone impel him to withdraw his forces from Ukraine.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/20/commentary/japan-commentary/shinzo-abo-assassin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-20T18:53:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_171584.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_171584.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tetsuya Yamagami, the alleged assassin of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is transported by Nara police to appear before prosecutors on July 10.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/21/commentary/world-commentary/cold-war-u-s-democracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-21T18:05:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172100-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172100.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Biden administration is not only competing against Beijing and Moscow, it now has to protect the nation's democracy from an extremist Republican Party.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/21/commentary/japan-commentary/taiwan-contingency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-21T18:07:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172081.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172081.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. and Japanese war games aimed at planning for a Taiwan contingency differ greatly: One concentrates on the military aspects, the other more the legal.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/23/cartoons/restarting-nuclear-plants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-23T10:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_171406-e1658476139503.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_171406.jpeg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/22/commentary/world-commentary/china-economic-engine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-22T18:15:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172400-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172400.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China’s share of global gross domestic product in 2021 was 18.5% and its share of global working-age population was 19.2%, the latter of which is projected to fall to 6.1% by the end of the century. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/22/commentary/world-commentary/oil-prices-climate-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-22T18:15:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172105-1-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172105.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[According to many economists, the most efficient way to reduce fossil fuel consumption is to raise prices relative to cleaner-energy alternatives.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/22/editorials/hanyu-retires/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-22T18:16:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172387.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172387.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuzuru Hanyu set 19 world records, the most among singles skaters since the introduction of the modern judging system. The skating superstar announced his retirement this week.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/23/commentary/world-commentary/china-popularity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-23T13:32:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172286.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172286.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If China continues down its current path of alienating the world, it will only make it easier for Japan and other democracies to build a coalition against it.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/25/commentary/world-commentary/europe-hot-cold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-25T17:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172509-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172509.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man cools off in a water fountain at Trafalgar Square in London amid Europe's heat wave on July 19.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/25/commentary/world-commentary/smart-villages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-25T17:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169189-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169189.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Smart villages with high-quality services such as water, energy, transport and internet could ease the pressure on cities and keep young people from fleeing villages to find better economic opportunities.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/russia-ukraine-international-order-part-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-26T15:44:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172214.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172214.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pro-Russian forces ride an infantry fighting vehicle in the city of Lysychansk in Ukraine's Luhansk region on July 4.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/world-crisis-needs-trade-aid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-26T18:49:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172881.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director-general of the World Trade Organization, meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the Group of Seven leaders summit in Elmau, Germany, on June 27.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/technological-innovations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-26T18:52:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172984-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172984.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Humanoid robots work side by side with workers at a factory in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, in July 2015. Technological revolutions can easily shift the economic balance of power.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/27/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-asia-economic-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-27T18:55:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173178-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173178.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington on May 13. A current sticking point with Asian nations is that the U.S. is unlikely to offer them new access to the U.S. markets anytime soon. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/27/commentary/japan-commentary/boj-markets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-27T18:56:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173056-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173056.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Under Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, the central bank now owns about $430 billion of Japanese equities, or the equivalent of 135% of gross domestic product, far more than all other central banks.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/27/commentary/world-commentary/space-race/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-27T18:58:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172985-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172985.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This week, two space startups announced plans to send a lander to Mars in late 2024 in what is gearing to become a space race between private companies, not nation-states.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/27/commentary/world-commentary/stopping-iranian-nukes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-27T18:58:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172891.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172891.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. needs to prioritize finding other ways of containing and degrading Iran's thereat now that it is unlikely a broader nuclear agreement will be secured. 

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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/27/commentary/world-commentary/sri-lankan-economic-free-fall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-27T19:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172894-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172894.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators protest against the newly elected Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe outside the president office in Colombo on Wednesday. The country's economy is in free fall and it is yet unclear when it will end.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/chinese-property-paradox/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-28T18:48:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173338.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173338.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An unfinished apartment construction site of a China Evergrande Group in Beijing ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/28/commentary/japan-commentary/abe-taiwan-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-28T18:50:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173174.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173174.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen lays flowers in front of a portrait of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association office in Taipei on July 11.

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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/29/commentary/world-commentary/you-could-ensure-that-arrangements-for-your-own-care-and-that-of-any-dependents-are-put-in-place-before-they-are-needed-many-ailments-involve-a-deterioration-in-mental-capacity-and-can-ultimately-l/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-29T18:59:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173337.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173337.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[According to the Institute for Public Policy Research think tank, only 16% of women born today will reach retirement age in good health. Just 9% of men will do the same.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/29/commentary/world-commentary/putin-not-great/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-29T19:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173625.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173625.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Unlike Peter the Great, who wanted to modernize Russia, Vladimir Putin represents a world of regress, with his authoritarianism, military ventures and failing economy.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/29/commentary/japan-commentary/ukraine-nuclear-war-concern/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-29T19:02:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173411.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173411.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People mark the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2020, by releasing paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River facing the Atomic Bomb Dome.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/31/commentary/world-commentary/american-violence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-31T21:04:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173797.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173797.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rioters assault the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. With the attack on the Capitol building and the surge in gun sales, there is ample evidence of an accelerating breakdown of shared belief in state sovereignty.
]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/31/commentary/world-commentary/presidents-price-controls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-31T21:04:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173813.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173813.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. presidents can create the conditions that are necessary for lower oil prices or booming stock markets, but they have no actual control over prices.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/01/commentary/world-commentary/impending-globalization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-01T17:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173553.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173553.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Contrary to the claims of its detractors, globalization has delivered on many of its promises: More than a billion people no longer live in poverty and diversification has made economies less risky.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/01/commentary/japan-commentary/lesson-from-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-01T17:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173858.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173858.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda meets with Saudi Arabian officials during the Group of 20 gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors in Riyadh in February 2020.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/29/editorials/myanmar-executions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-02T01:21:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_173516-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173516.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators protest against Myanmar's execution of four pro-democracy activist at a rally outside the United Nations University in Tokyo on Tuesday.
]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-economy-recession-forecast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-02T19:29:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174090.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174090.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Joe Biden administration and many commentators are at pains to deny that the U.S. is in a recession, but history is not on their side.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/china-u-s-cold-war-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-02T19:30:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174079-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174079.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The drive by Western economies including the U.S. to decouple from China has two motivations: fear of reliance on the Asian powerhouse for key goods and concern their technologies will strengthen Beijing’s hand.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/03/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-03T21:22:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174339.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174339.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei on Wednesday.

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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/03/commentary/world-commentary/protecting-sequoias/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-03T21:23:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174083.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174083.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters put out hot spots from a fire in Yosemite National Park, California, on July 11. Hundreds of firefighters were deployed to protect the park's sequoia grove where over 500 mature trees are located.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/03/commentary/world-commentary/new-marcos-administration-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-03T21:28:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174433.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174433.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After six years of strategic uncertainty under the Duterte administration, new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center) is bringing a measure of predictability back to Manila’s foreign policy and moving it closer to Washington.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/03/commentary/world-commentary/zawahiri-strike/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-04T13:24:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174342.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174342.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Osama bin Laden meets with his then-adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri (right). For Joe Biden, the strike that killed Zawahiri shows America can still target its enemies wherever they may be hiding. For the president's critics, the incident shows al-Qaida has taken up residence in Afghanistan once again.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/04/commentary/japan-commentary/china-strategic-mistakes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-04T17:44:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174659.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174659.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Friedman of The New York Times is right to say that Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan may prove dangerous — not because the trip is irresponsible, but because China has history of making strategic mistakes. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/04/commentary/japan-commentary/russia-ukraine-war-japan-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-04T18:49:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174314.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174314.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers of the Azov Battalion bury a fallen comrade in Baryshivka, Ukraine, on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/04/commentary/world-commentary/after-pelosi-taiwan-visit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-04T21:24:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174624-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174624.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen gives a speech during U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (center) visit to the presidential office in Taipei on Wednesday. 

]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/06/cartoons/kishida-regional-threats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-06T10:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_173996-e1659683737518.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173996.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/05/commentary/japan-commentary/hiroshima-bombing-anniversary/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-05T17:41:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174745-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174745.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and then-U.S. President Barack Obama take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on May 27, 2016. The city marks the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/05/editorials/confronting-chinese-aggression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-05T17:44:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174837-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174837.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Chinese military jet flies over Pingtan Island, one of mainland China's closest points to Taiwan, in Fujian province, on Friday.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/05/commentary/world-commentary/inflation-aftermath/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-05T17:44:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174799.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174799.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After the battle with inflation is won, a new difficult economic landscape is likely to emerge with no straightforward solutions to fix it.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/05/commentary/world-commentary/china-ukraine-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-05T17:45:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174432.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174432.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Many Chinese believe it is not Russia, Ukraine, or Europe that stands to gain from the war, but rather, the United States and China who see the conflict as a proxy war in their larger rivalry.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/08/commentary/world-commentary/hong-kong-human-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-08T17:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_174380-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_174380.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the inauguration ceremony for the the city's new leader on July 1. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/08/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-reconstruction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-08T17:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_173326.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173326.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian women inspects the damaged caused by shelling in the city of Chuguiv, east of Kharkiv, on July 16. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/09/commentary/world-commentary/europe-unity-charade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-09T17:44:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_173577-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173577.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Though the European Union is meant to be a unified bloc, in reality, it is no such thing and its enemies are very aware of its weaknesses. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/09/commentary/world-commentary/chinese-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-10T17:22:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175389-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175389.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Amid increased geopolitical tensions, China believes its time has come and the global balance of power is shifting. Still, the Western powers are in a better position than Beijing thinks.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/10/commentary/world-commentary/fbi-raids-trump-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-10T19:37:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175555.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175555.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A protester calls for Donald Trump’s arrest in front of Trump Tower in New York after Monday's raid by FBI agents of the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/10/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-crisis-u-s-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-10T19:38:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175279.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175279.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[History is full of tragic misunderstandings and inadvertent wars, so both vigilance and restraint are called for in ensuring constructive U.S.-China relations.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/10/commentary/world-commentary/far-right-populism-gains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-10T19:38:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175363.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175363.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Aug. 4.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/10/commentary/japan-commentary/japans-ailing-rail-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-10T19:41:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175346.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175346.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinkansens have long been profitable for the nation's rail lines, which were privatized in such a way that gave each a piece of the bullet train pie in return for maintaining money-losing rural routes. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/13/cartoons/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-13T10:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175108-e1660281572462.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175108.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/13/cartoons/cooling-off-summer-heat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-13T09:55:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175109-e1660281660251.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175109.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/12/commentary/world-commentary/omicron-ba-5-wave/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-12T18:21:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175859-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175859.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Researcher are starting to get a better understanding of the complex factors that drive COVID-19 waves, with many factors at play including behavior patterns, changing seasons and changes in immunity.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/12/editorials/new-kishida-cabinet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-12T18:22:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176067-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176067.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo on Wednesday after the reshuffling of his Cabinet. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/12/commentary/world-commentary/china-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-12T18:23:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175782.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175782.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One factor keeping prices artificially low in China is that many producers of goods, including food, are state owned, meaning such products do not fully reflect actual costs.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/14/commentary/world-commentary/g20-verses-g7-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-14T17:35:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175623-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175623.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Jakarta in February. The G20 is a much more legitimate grouping than the Group of Seven in terms of representing a diverse world.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/15/commentary/world-commentary/china-semiconductor-woes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-15T17:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175864.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175864.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Instead of taking on a solo mission to pursue technological independence, both China and the U.S. need to learn the importance of building trust among industry peers so that they’ll freely collaborate.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/15/commentary/world-commentary/eurozone-money-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-15T07:37:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176334-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176334.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For many years, the European Central Bank was able to print money to purchase member states’ government debt without having to worry about causing high inflation.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/14/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-us-economic-stability/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-16T00:19:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175227.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175227.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the entrance hall of the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on May 24]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/16/commentary/japan-commentary/issey-miyake-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-16T17:04:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176648-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176648.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Famed fashion designer Issey Miyake, whose career spanned more than half a century, died on Aug. 5 at age 84. 

]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/16/commentary/world-commentary/india-pakistan-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-16T17:05:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176346.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176346.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pakistani border guards (right) and their Indian counterparts take part in the daily closing ceremony of the Wagah border crossing near Lahore, the provincial capital
of Punjab, Pakistan.

 ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/17/commentary/world-commentary/afghanistan-anniversary/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-17T18:33:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176947-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176947.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taliban fighters and supporters celebrate the one year anniversary of the group’s return to power in Afghanistan in the city of Kandahar on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/17/commentary/world-commentary/china-u-s-diplomatic-support/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-17T18:35:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177057.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177057.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington in May.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/17/commentary/world-commentary/russian-oil-sanctions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-17T18:36:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176109.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176109.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rather than criticizing countries for buying oil from Russia, the West should thank them for buying its crude at a discount, leaving less money to fund Russia's military. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/18/commentary/world-commentary/salman-rushdie-india/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-18T17:52:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177136.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177136.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued his famous 1989 fatwa declaring Salman Rushdie a blasphemer, it was a nominally secular Indian government that first banned the novel.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/30/cartoons/seventh-covid19-wave-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-19T16:32:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172709-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172709-2.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/20/cartoons/dust-mites-curse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-20T10:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176541-2-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176541-2-1.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/30/cartoons/japan-herd-mentality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-19T16:39:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_172739-e1659084313926.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_172739.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/23/cartoons/using-office-equipment-properly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-19T16:45:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_171407-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_171407-2.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/06/cartoons/aggressive-croquet-tactics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-19T16:49:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_173997-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173997-2.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/19/cartoons/ldp-unification-church/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-19T17:10:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176540-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176540-2.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/19/editorials/afghanistan-after-withdrawal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-19T18:21:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177483-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177483.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taliban fighters mark the first anniversary of their re-taking of Kabul during celebrations on Monday.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/19/commentary/world-commentary/asia-history-repeats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-19T19:02:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177459-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177459.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gives a speech in Taipei with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen in attendance on Aug. 3. Her visit to the island sparked outrage from Beijing, which could lead to China making some very unfortunate strategic mistakes.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/19/commentary/world-commentary/elon-musk-manchester-united/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-21T13:07:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177199-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177199.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo (right) shake hands with Brentford striker Ivan Toney. United lost the match 4-0, giving lowly Brentford its first victory over the team since 1938.
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/21/commentary/world-commentary/joe-biden-legislative-victories/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-21T17:55:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176651.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176651.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden is the most legislatively successful American leader since Barack Obama. Still, his legislative victories are not so persuasive.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/21/commentary/world-commentary/russian-empires-demise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-21T17:55:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177686-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177686.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Russian invasion of Ukraine is part of a bigger story about what happens when empires break up.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/21/commentary/world-commentary/liz-cheney-trump/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-21T17:56:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177678-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177678.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Congresswoman Liz Cheney condemned the Trump “personality cult” that has hijacked her Republican Party, and she paid a political price for her convictions. 
 ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/22/commentary/world-commentary/economic-growth-developing-economies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-22T17:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177728.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177728.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gaining a foothold in high-end manufacturing sectors is tough for emerging economies. But Malaysia and Chile have shown that by investing in developing high-value-added sectors that make the most of local resources, it is possible.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/26/cartoons/disaster-prevention-day-preparations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-26T16:25:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177944.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177944.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/26/cartoons/japan-china-diplomatic-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-26T16:30:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177943.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177943.jpeg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/11/commentary/japan-commentary/abe-geoeconomics-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-23T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_173318.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_173318.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been credited by some with significantly forwarding Japan's efforts in geoeconomics.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/11/commentary/japan-commentary/cabinet-reshuffle-objectives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-23T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175897-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175897.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday after a slump in approval ratings.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/11/commentary/japan-commentary/abe-indo-pacific-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-23T17:30:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/np_file_169798.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_169798.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inspects an honor guard with his Indian counter part, Narendra Modi, in Tokyo in November 2016. Modi announced that his country would observe a day of official mourning for Abe, an honor very few foreign leaders receive.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/23/commentary/world-commentary/better-decision-making/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-23T17:46:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178085-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178085.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Neither the Russian nor Chinese leadership seem to encourage dissent or even invite challenges, which according to most real-world experience suggests a virtual guarantee they will experience failure in their decision-making.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/23/commentary/world-commentary/chinese-economic-outlook/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-23T17:48:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178088.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178088.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Many of China's economic problems have been a long time in the making and its poor headline numbers aren’t the only story — and that means investors need to use a new lens to assess the economy.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/24/commentary/world-commentary/liquor-taxes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-24T18:38:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178275.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178275.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As the nation's population ages, tax revenues from alcohol have been falling as younger people shy away from the hard-drinking habits of the past. Liquor taxes are down nearly 50% from a peak in 1994.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/24/commentary/world-commentary/darya-dugin-bombing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-24T18:43:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178237.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178237.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Investigators work at the site of a suspected car bomb attack that killed the daughter of Alexander Dugin, an ultranationalist Russian ideologue known as "Putin's brain," near Moscow on Sunday. The Russian authorities are blaming the attack on Ukraine, a charge Kyiv denies.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/24/commentary/japan-commentary/death-shinzo-abe-must-not-vain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-24T21:07:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178105.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178105.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[At the onset of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's second administration, the expectations were low. However, the perception of him changed over time as a result of his accomplishments in office.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/25/commentary/world-commentary/india-russia-gamble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-25T18:35:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176952.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176952.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[India’s current foreign policy highlights the country’s increasing emphasis on “strategic autonomy” as the world fragments into rival powers centered on the United States, Russia and China. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/25/commentary/japan-commentary/nuclear-plant-restarts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-25T22:57:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178468-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178468.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Behind the government’s change of heart on nuclear policy lies a mix of issues, including meeting domestic energy demands, the effects on oil supplies from Russia’s war in Ukraine and the challenges of tackling climate change. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/24/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-nuclear-plant-fighting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-25T22:58:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178136-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178136.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Russian military is using the ZNPP nuclear plant, the largest in Europe, as a shield, sheltering troops and weapons near the reactors under the belief the Ukrainians won’t dare fire upon them out of fear of causing a meltdown.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/11/commentary/world-commentary/germany-nuclear-power-problem/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-25T22:58:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_175350-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_175350.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Germany's last three fission reactors are due to go offline at the end the year, which does not bode well for the country's energy needs given its dependence on Russian oil amid the war in Ukraine.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/22/commentary/world-commentary/nuclear-power-versus-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-25T22:59:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_148409-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_148409.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Despite expressing a need for clean energy, Germany’s green-dominated energy ministry would appear to prefer burning dirty coal over operating zero-carbon nuclear reactors. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/02/18/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-nuclear-reactors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-25T22:59:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/np_file_141913.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_141913.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The damaged fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine in May 2015. Given the vulnerability of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear reactors and the devastation that would follow if they suffered war damage, Russia should think again about whether a Ukraine invasion is worth it.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/11/17/commentary/world-commentary/nuclear-fusion-close/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-25T23:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/np_file_123630.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_123630.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A nuclear fusion device nicknamed the "Artificial Sun" in the Hefei Institute of Physical Science in Anhui, China ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/26/commentary/world-commentary/global-food-aid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-26T18:32:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178541-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178541.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A woman carries food aid distributed by the World Food Programme at a refugee camp in Sudan that houses Ethiopians fleeing the fighting in the Tigray region in December 2020. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/26/commentary/world-commentary/south-korea-u-s-war-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-26T18:36:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178477-1-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178477.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Given tensions with China over Taiwan and the war in Ukraine, the military exercises with South Korea, one of the largest drills that America stages, will have ripple effects on all its allies and opponents.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/26/commentary/japan-commentary/radioactive-water-release/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-26T18:50:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178402-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178402.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There is insufficient information to assess the potential impact that releasing into the ocean contaminated water stored at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant will have on the environment and human health.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/28/commentary/world-commentary/free-trade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-28T18:04:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178981.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178981.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In one of the great paradoxes of finance, but high transactions costs can be a good thing as they force people to buy and hold, saving people money on commissions.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/29/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-ticad-pledge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-29T10:51:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178975-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178975.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development via video on Saturday. Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who attended the conference in Tunis, is seated just below the shot of the Japanese leader.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/29/commentary/world-commentary/robots-production/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-29T11:20:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177717-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177717.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Orders for industrial robots in the United States rose to a record 40,000 last year from 31,000 in 2020 and 30,000 in 2019.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/26/editorials/japan-borders-reopen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-29T17:40:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178727-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178727.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyoto's Kiyomizu Temple, a favorite for tourists visiting Japan, is nearly empty in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2020.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/19/commentary/japan-commentary/china-taiwan-reactions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-30T04:44:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_177510.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_177510.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators protest against Japan's decision to purchase the Chinese claimed Senkaku Islands, known as Diaoyu in Chinese, in the city of Chengdu in September 2012.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/30/commentary/world-commentary/anti-democratic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-30T17:16:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_179362-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179362.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Labeling someone or a group as anti-democratic has become a kind of all-purpose insult used as a cudgel to criticize political and intellectual opponents.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/30/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-new-normal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-30T17:17:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_179355.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179355.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Chinese naval helicopter takes part in military exercises in the waters around Taiwan on Aug. 8.  
 ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/31/commentary/world-commentary/loan-forgiveness-bad-decisions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-31T18:29:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_179598.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179598.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Loan waivers have harmed Indian farmers by encouraging them to take on more credit than is justified by their productivity, saddling them with even more debt. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/31/commentary/world-commentary/myanmars-opposition-forces-unseat-junta/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-31T18:30:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_179508.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179508.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Civilian volunteers gather at a People's Defense Force training camp in an area controlled by ethnic Karen rebels in Myanmar's Karen State in September 2021.   ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/31/commentary/world-commentary/north-korea-nuclear-paradox/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-31T18:32:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_179530.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179530.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[North Korea tests a hypersonic missile at an undisclosed location in January. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/31/commentary/world-commentary/liz-truss-candidacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-31T18:33:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_179363-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179363.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liz Truss, who is widely tipped to be named Britain’s next prime minister, speaks at a Conservative Party leadership event in Norwich, England, on Aug. 25.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/01/commentary/world-commentary/mikhail-gorbachev-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-01T17:51:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_179751-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179751.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mikhail Gorbachev is sworn in as President of the Soviet Union on March 15, 1990. The last leader of the USSR, he died on Tuesday, age 91.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/01/commentary/japan-commentary/china-policy-military/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-01T22:45:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_179184.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179184.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[From left: Economy minister Koichi Haguida, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo during the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee event in Washington on July 29]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/01/commentary/world-commentary/monkey-pox-sewer-check/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-01T22:46:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_179543.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179543.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. has been slow to scan sewage for monkeypox, with the worst of the outbreak to likely pass before the program begins. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/02/commentary/world-commentary/asian-markets-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-02T17:44:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_179414-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179414.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Greater cooperation is the key to long-term prosperity for Asia’s markets — but politics, not economics, is standing in the way.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/02/commentary/japan-commentary/political-parties-religious-groups/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-02T17:47:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_179993-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179993.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomihiro Tanaka (left), president of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, and another senior leader of the Unification Church, take part in a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Tokyo on Aug. 10.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/03/cartoons/disaster-prevention-day-preparations-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-03T09:55:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_179195.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179195.jpeg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/03/cartoons/japan-nuclear-godzilla/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-03T10:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_179196.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179196.jpeg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/02/editorials/mikhail-gorbachev-legacy-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-02T18:43:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180036-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180036.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mikhail Gorbachev (right) meets with U.S. President George Bush in Moscow in July 1991. Gorbachev was lauded around the world and despised at home for dissolving the Soviet Union and ending the Cold War.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/02/commentary/world-commentary/china-dominates-taiwan-strait/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-03T19:23:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180070-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180070.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit in August, China’s military has begun operating closer to Taiwan, setting new boundaries and crossing a very dangerous line.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/04/commentary/world-commentary/china-gorbachev-problem/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-04T17:24:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180292.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180292.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meets with his Chinese counterpart, Deng Xiaoping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during a summit in May 1989. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/04/commentary/world-commentary/covid-19-vaccinations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-04T17:25:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_179283-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179283.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For most people, there is an upside to getting a COVID-19 booster. But because of human genetic differences, not everyone responds the same to the vaccines.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/05/commentary/world-commentary/scott-morrison-minister-posts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-05T17:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_179816-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179816.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s self-appointments to multiple ministerial posts were not illegal, some say they undermined the principles of responsible government.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/05/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-taxes-expats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-05T17:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180236-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180236.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. tax laws for expats are so draconian compared to other countries that some say they virtually criminalize Americans for the mere act of living abroad. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/06/commentary/world-commentary/boris-johnson-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-06T18:02:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180621-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180621.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson changed British politics, but he is leaving his successor, Liz Truss, with a pile of problems.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/06/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-defending-taiwan-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-06T18:08:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180638-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180638.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (right) speaks to Liberal Democratic Party House of Representatives lawmaker Keiji Furuya and others members of a visiting Japanese delegation at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Aug. 23.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/07/commentary/japan-commentary/kishida-political-troubles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-07T18:55:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180735-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180735.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With few domestic legislative achievements under his belt since becoming prime minister, if Fumio Kishida wants his government to survive, he needs to make bold policy moves. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/07/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-student-loan-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-07T18:57:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_179827.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179827.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Critics of the U.S. President Joe Biden's college loan-forgiveness program see it as rewarding Democratic interests, so Republicans may retaliate at their first opportunity.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/07/commentary/world-commentary/artimas-expense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-07T18:57:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180906.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180906.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket sits on its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday, just days after its mission was postponed due to a fuel leak.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/07/commentary/world-commentary/gorbachev-changed-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-07T18:58:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180555-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180555.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President Ronald Reagan sign the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in the White House in December 1987. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/08/commentary/world-commentary/artificial-intelligence-movies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-08T17:35:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_176991.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176991.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence hopes to bring science to picking movie winners in a business long run by gut instinct.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/08/commentary/world-commentary/west-ukraine-war-goals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-08T22:49:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181154.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Polish, American and French soldiers take part in NATO's Defender Europe 2022 military exercise amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, near Orzysz, Poland, in late May.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/03/27/commentary/world-commentary/british-monarchy-days-numbered/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-09T07:25:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/np_file_149571.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_149571.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness (center) informed a visiting Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, of his intention to hold a referendum on severing ties with the British monarchy and declaring his island nation a republic. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/15/commentary/world-commentary/queen-elizabeth-ii-longer-may-reign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-09T07:29:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/10/cartoons/roger-dahl-weakening-yen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-10T10:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/10/cartoons/roger-dahl-bonsai-secrets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-10T09:55:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180351.jpeg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/09/editorials/china-uyghur-oppression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-09T18:14:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_181411.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181411.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, who just released a report concluding China may have engaged in crimes against humanity in its Xinjiang region, gives her final news conference before leaving the post, in Geneva on Aug. 25.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2007/09/23/commentary/world-commentary/greater-mobility-for-smaller-wage-gaps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-09T23:42:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/24/editorials/japan-same-sex-marriage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-09T23:45:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/np_file_166824.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166824.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Plaintiffs head to the Osaka District Court prior to the decision on Monday in which a judge upheld the national ban on same-sex marriage, ruling it was constitutional. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/29/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-war-matters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-11T07:14:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_178995-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_178995.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian soldier with a British-developed NLAW light anti-tank weapon mans a trench in the north of the Kyiv region in March.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/22/commentary/world-commentary/prince-charles-diplomacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-11T23:03:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_166034.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles make an appearance at Buckingham Palace during the queen's platinum jubilee celebrations.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/06/03/commentary/world-commentary/queen-elizabeth-triumphs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-11T23:03:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_162862.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, greet well-wishers at Buckingham Palace following the monarch’s birthday parade on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/13/commentary/japan-commentary/quiet-quitting-generation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-13T17:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_181342.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181342.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuo Inamori, a giant of postwar Japanese industry, was obsessed with improving management, boosting engagement and making workers happier. He died last month at the age of 90.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/13/commentary/world-commentary/china-environment-measures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-13T17:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_181608-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181608.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese wind turbines and solar panels at a power plant in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province
]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/09/commentary/world-commentary/queen-elizabeth-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-12T22:30:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_181314.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181314.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Queen Elizabeth II greets Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at Windsor Castle in May 2012. The British monarch died aged 96 in London on Thursday. 
 ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/09/commentary/world-commentary/gender-pronouns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-12T22:33:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180263.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180263.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Some groups are weaponizing grammar to indoctrinate others, which often alienates the target audience and polarizes societies even more.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/09/commentary/world-commentary/global-sustainable-development/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-12T22:34:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_181072.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181072.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[United Nations sustainable development goals were supposed to end poverty and protect the planet by 2030. But the latest SDG report is casting a dark cloud over that effort.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/12/commentary/japan-commentary/unification-church-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-13T14:09:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180946.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180946.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, during a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 10]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/13/commentary/world-commentary/democracy-propaganda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-13T21:42:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_181982-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181982.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the struggle to win the ideological narrative wars, democracies are tempted to resort to disinformation to match the fabrications of their more autocratic enemies. That is a bad idea.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/13/commentary/world-commentary/commonwealth-nations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-14T12:32:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_181607-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181607.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prince Charles, now the king, bids farewell as he prepares to leave Barbados after taking part in events to mark the transition of the island country to a newly created republic in November.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/14/commentary/japan-commentary/britains-new-prime-minister/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-14T18:57:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182119.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182119.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[King Charles III greets Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, during their first meeting at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/14/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-global-markets-effect/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-14T22:18:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_181916-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181916.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The implications of a resurgent and possibly victorious Ukraine are hard to gauge. But investors are buying up put protections to mitigate risk at a rate not seen since the worst weeks of the 2008 Lehman Brothers crisis. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/14/commentary/world-commentary/the-irreversibility-of-globalization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-14T22:19:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182056.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182056.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Recent shocks from COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine have strained global supply chains and caused some to predict the demise of globalization — but the global economy is too intertwined for that to happen.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/15/commentary/world-commentary/russian-war-support/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-15T20:55:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182426.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182426.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Supporters of Russia's invasion of Ukraine march in a Victory Day procession to mark the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on May 9.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/16/commentary/world-commentary/gen-z-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-16T17:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182319.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182319.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["Quiet quitting,” the trend of not going above and beyond your job description, sounds like a good idea for those who are burned out, but it could hurt your long-term career prospects, especially women and minorities. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/16/commentary/world-commentary/xi-jinping-communist-vision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-16T17:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182533-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182533.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Xi Jinping’s works show a deep hatred of the American way of life and harbor a conviction that the Chinese communist system is superior and will prevail.  
]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/15/commentary/japan-commentary/senkaku-islands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-15T22:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182463-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182463.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China didn't lay claim to the Senkaku Islands until the 1970s, despite the fact that Japan had administered them since 1895. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/14/commentary/japan-commentary/tourism-yen-slump/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-16T16:43:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182037.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182037.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With the yen near the cheapest level in decades, Japan is set to reopen its borders — but does the country know what type of tourist nation it wants to be?]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/16/editorials/remembering-queen-elizabeth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-17T00:06:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182544.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182544.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leads a carriage procession through London en route to Buckingham Palace during her Diamond Jubilee in June 2012.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/17/cartoons/remembering-queen-elizabeth-ii/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-17T19:09:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_181793.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181793.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/17/cartoons/japan-basic-train-manners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-17T19:10:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_181794.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181794.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/18/commentary/world-commentary/queen-elizabeth-funeral-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-18T18:09:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182967-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182967.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Prince of Wales meets members of the public as they line up for kilometers to view Queen Elizabeth II lying in state in London on Saturday]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/18/commentary/world-commentary/indian-defense-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-18T18:11:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_179269.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179269.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Until recently, the Indian military bought almost all its front-line weaponry from Russia, a problem the U.S. feels it needs to overcome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/19/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-victory-danger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-19T17:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183018-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183018.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian serviceman hands out apples to local residents in the town of Izium, Ukraine, on Friday. The strategically located town in the country's Kharkiv region was recently liberated by Ukrainian forces.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/19/commentary/world-commentary/europe-ukraine-support/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-19T17:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183017-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183017.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the town of Izium on Wednesday. The area was recently liberated by the Ukrainian military during counteroffensive operations against occupying Russian forces.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/13/commentary/world-commentary/private-technology-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-20T17:12:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180519.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180519.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke rises above a burning shopping mall in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Aug. 24. The war in Ukraine has seen numerous examples of civilian technologies employed on the battlefield.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/06/commentary/japan-commentary/china-japan-geoeconomic-strategy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-20T17:13:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_179981.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_179981.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping is actively trying to increase its sphere of influence by obtaining support from developing and emerging countries.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/21/commentary/japan-commentary/new-geoeconomic-strategy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-20T17:14:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176576.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176576.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Aug. 10.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/20/commentary/japan-commentary/okinawa-ldp-loss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-21T15:52:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183333-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183333.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Incumbent Gov. Denny Tamaki won by nearly 65,000 votes over his closest rival, LDP-supported Atsushi Sakima, in Okinawa's gubernatorial election held on Sept. 11.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/20/commentary/world-commentary/sco-meeting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-21T15:54:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183304-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183304.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese leader Xi Jinping (left), Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders’ summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Friday. 
 ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/21/commentary/world-commentary/italian-mafia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-21T18:04:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182946-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182946.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The costs caused by Italy’s “mafia entrepreneurs,” who are buying up at-risk companies, fall on everyone because the economic dysfunction they create substantially reduces growth.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/21/commentary/world-commentary/developing-world-debt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-21T18:05:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182536-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182536.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One of the problems for developing economies is that many cannot borrow abroad in their own currencies, exacerbating their debt problems. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/21/commentary/world-commentary/vladimir-putin-options/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-21T18:09:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183528.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183528.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian flags fly over captured Russian tanks near the recently liberated town of Izium in the nation's Kharkiv region on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/21/commentary/japan-commentary/ukraine-japan-security-agreement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-21T18:11:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183444-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183444.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses Japan's Lower House via a video link in the early days of the Russian invasion. Given Japan is the world's No. 3 economy, Kyiv's pursuit of Tokyo's support makes sense.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/21/commentary/world-commentary/simplify-u-s-tax-code/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-21T18:13:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_181101.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_181101.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The biggest problem with the Internal Revenue Service is not that it’s under-resourced or badly managed, but the lawmakers who have given the agency an impossible task with its complex and hard-to-understand tax codes.

]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/22/commentary/world-commentary/fed-unemployment-outlook/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T17:44:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183842.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183842.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the same day when the Fed raised interest rates by 0.75 percentage point, it also released projections showing that its median forecast for unemployment rising to 4.4% by the end of 2023.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/22/commentary/japan-commentary/fumio-kishida-mistakes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T04:55:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183749-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183749.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[By going for a unity Cabinet in his last reshuffle, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was forced to bring in LDP members from factions that had links with the Unification Church, a move that is costing him dearly. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/23/editorials/united-nations-effectiveness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T17:35:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_184022.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_184022.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N.'s headquarters in New York City on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/23/commentary/world-commentary/putin-nuclear-threat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T17:35:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183821-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183821.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Some in the West fear caving into Vladimir Putin's nuclear thereat will create a horrendous precedent where some nations simply nuke their way out of failed wars. Others fear the Russian leader has nothing to lose if the conflict's failure threatens his survival.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/23/commentary/world-commentary/queen-elizabeth-economics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T17:36:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183691.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183691.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Britain's Queen Elizabeth welcomes Bill Gates and others at a reception for international business and investment leaders at Windsor Castle on October 2021.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/23/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-interest-rates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T17:48:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183995.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183995.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda addresses a news conference in Tokyo after the central bank announced it would continue with ultralow interest rates, which fueled a slide in the yen to a fresh 24-year low.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/11/05/editorials/fsa-policy-regional-banks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-24T20:44:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/10/15/editorials/get-to-the-bottom-of-shady-loans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-24T20:45:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/10/09/commentary/world-commentary/build-better-quad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-24T20:56:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/np_file_43318.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_43318.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Without pillars that focus on building infrastructure, enhancing connectivity, strengthening supply chains and dealing with nontraditional security issues, the "Quad" will not be effective at keeping the U.S. engaged in the Indo-Pacific or preventing a Chinese unipolar region from emerging.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/10/08/editorials/quad-offers-hope-free-open-indo-pacific/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-24T20:56:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/np_file_43147.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_43147.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mounting concern about Chinese behavior prompted the four countries that make up the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue — Japan, India, Australia and the United States — to resurrect the forum in 2017.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/03/02/commentary/world-commentary/quad-new-trump-card/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-24T20:57:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p8-howell-a-20180303.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-howell-a-20180303.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meet reporters at the ASEAN summit in Manila on Nov. 13. China's foreign ministry warned against countries politicizing cooperation in the region after officials from Japan, the U.S., Australia and India met in the Philippines capital the previous day.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/25/commentary/world-commentary/climate-justice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-25T19:53:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183696.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183696.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[According to Oxfam, between 1990 and 2015, the richest 1% of the global population accounted for twice the carbon dioxide emissions relative to the poorest 50%.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/22/commentary/world-commentary/russia-ukraine-lessons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-26T01:55:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183391.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183391.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on May 29.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/25/commentary/world-commentary/preparing-inheritance-wills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-26T06:07:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183446-1-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183446.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Some 59% of Queen Elizabeth’s, and now King Charles III’s, subjects did and do not have wills, which could cause much trouble for their own families and heirs.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/26/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-conventional-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-26T11:12:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183686.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183686.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Bayraktar TB2 combat drone donated to Ukraine is seen at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, on July 6.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/16/commentary/japan-commentary/state-funeral-criticism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-26T15:50:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182674.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182674.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People pray near the scene of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in the city of Nara in July 17.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/08/17/commentary/japan-commentary/china-abe-yasukuni-visits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-26T15:51:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/np_file_176851-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_176851.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Some eight decades after the end of World War II, the nation still can’t reach an agreement on how to honor its war dead. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/19/commentary/world-commentary/roki-sasaki-perfect-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-26T16:09:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_153682.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_153682.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The April 10 showing of Chiba Lotte Marines' pitcher Roki Sasaki earned him a place in the history books. But even more astounding is he threw another eight perfect innings in his very next start.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/26/commentary/world-commentary/india-russia-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-26T20:08:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183445.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183445.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Delhi has never needed Moscow less, with India's reliance on Russian military equipment and supplies having fallen from 75% of all its purchases just 12 years ago to an estimated 45% today. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/25/commentary/world-commentary/pakistan-climate-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-26T20:11:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182044-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182044.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pakistan's recent flooding, blamed on decades of corruption and underinvestment, has caused more than $10 billion of damage and cost the lives of thousands — and climate change is expected to make those problems even worse.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/07/commentary/japan-commentary/abe-liberal-side/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-27T11:53:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_180790.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_180790.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Though slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe belonged to the hawkish wing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, he was liberal on some issues, particularly economics. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/27/commentary/japan-commentary/abes-abenomics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-27T18:17:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_184673.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_184673.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The hallmark of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic legacy was his Abenomics' “three arrows” principle of monetary easing, fiscal stimulus and structural reform.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/27/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-state-funeral/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-27T23:44:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_184672.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_184672.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister Sinzo Abe's wife, Akie, arrives for the state funeral of her husband with his cinerary urn at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Tuesday.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/28/commentary/world-commentary/european-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-28T18:42:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182267.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182267.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown that Europe can no longer afford to treat quasi-theological arguments over EU and NATO primacy as more important than its own security.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/28/commentary/world-commentary/russian-war-protests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-28T19:50:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_184827-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_184827.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian demonstrators opposed to President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization plans face off with police officers in St. Petersburg on Sept. 21.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/28/commentary/world-commentary/nuclear-weapons-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-28T19:51:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_184819.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_184819.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The use of nuclear weapons has hung over the Ukraine conflict since it began. And while preparing for nuclear conflict means having nuclear options, that does not mean that they are the best response.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/28/commentary/world-commentary/china-ev-batteries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-28T19:52:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_182438.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_182438.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 at the White House in Washington on Aug. 16.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/24/cartoons/japan-china-diplomatic-relations-anniversary/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-29T13:09:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183046.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183046.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/24/cartoons/folding-fan-self-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-29T13:09:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_183048.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183048.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/29/commentary/japan-commentary/abe-state-funeral/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-29T18:21:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_185214-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185214.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mourners line up near the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo to pay their final respects to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, the day of his state funeral.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/29/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-war-food-supplies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-29T18:22:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_185168-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185168.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian soldier examines anti-tanks mines near an overrun Russia position outside the town of Izium on Saturday. The area in the country's Kharkiv region was recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/30/commentary/world-commentary/russia-ukraine-long-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-30T17:43:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_185563-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185563.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian soldiers play a game of checkers near a front-line position opposite Russian forces in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine on Sept. 24.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/30/commentary/world-commentary/putin-nuclear-threat-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-30T17:45:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_185474-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185474.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There is no question that Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats must be taken seriously. But allowing him to seize Ukrainian territory 
will come at a steep price in the future. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/30/editorials/time-japan-china-get-relationship-right/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-30T18:37:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_185457-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185457.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka (left) and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai exchange documents on Sept. 29, 1972, after signing a joint communique establishing diplomatic relations between the two nations.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/09/30/commentary/world-commentary/covid-19-boosters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-30T18:38:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_185181.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185181.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Instead of pushing everyone to get another COVID-19 vaccine, medical authorities should be prioritizing older, unboosted people.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/01/cartoons/boj-market-intervention/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-01T10:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_184451.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_184451.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/01/cartoons/kabuki-translation-benefits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-01T09:55:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/np_file_184450.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_184450.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2008/03/16/commentary/world-commentary/dancing-bears-putins-shadow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-02T09:49:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/04/commentary/world-commentary/globalizations-demise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-04T17:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_184231-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_184231.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the economic “mutual assured destruction” that was supposed to safeguard globalization and deter decoupling has apparently reached its limits.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/03/commentary/world-commentary/china-taiwan-moves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-03T17:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_185811.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185811.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy submarines sail in the South China Sea in April 2018.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/04/commentary/world-commentary/alzheimers-drugs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-04T17:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_185436.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185436.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In trials, the drug lecanemab, developed by Biogen Inc. and Eisai Co., though not a cure, has shown promise in slowing down the cognitive decline in people with early Alzheimer’s.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/03/commentary/japan-commentary/abes-indo-pacific-vision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-04T02:39:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_185741-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185741.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in one of his last written works before his assassination, said for Japan to realize a truly free and open Indo-Pacific, it must strengthen its defense capabilities and further deepen its alliance with the U.S., among other measures.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/03/commentary/world-commentary/russia-sanctions-new/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-04T02:41:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_185229.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185229.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Activists and members of the media stand next to a billboard unveiled outside the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/02/commentary/japan-commentary/man-larger-life-remembering-antonio-inoki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-04T02:42:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_185805.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185805.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pro-wrestler-turned-politician Antonio Inoki displays his signature pose during a news conference in Tokyo in September 2017. Inoki, who died Saturday, led a life that sat at the intersection of many different elements of Japan’s postwar identity and was one the nation’s most interesting characters.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/02/commentary/world-commentary/virtual-reality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-04T02:43:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_183689-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_183689.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and CEO of Meta, speaks in a virtual environment at a technology conference in Paris in June. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/05/commentary/world-commentary/russian-imperialism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-05T18:55:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186455.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186455.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin signs treaties formally annexing the Ukrainian regions of Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia at the Kremlin on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/05/commentary/lithium-battery-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-05T19:45:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_184823-1-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_184823.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Tesla Inc. electric vehicle charges at the newly opened Tesla showroom in Aberdeen, Scotland, in July.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/05/commentary/world-commentary/protecting-trade-secrets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-05T19:47:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186511-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186511.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. government may block the flow of capital out of the country to help stop foreign governments from getting their hands on technologies vital to America's security.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/05/commentary/world-commentary/oils-dying-days/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-05T19:48:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_185440-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185440.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With the U.S. Fed's willingness to send the U.S. economy into a recession to tackle rising inflation, oil production may find itself in a terminal decline as a result.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/06/commentary/japan-commentary/abe-legacy-haunts-kishida/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-06T17:29:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186721.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186721.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida takes part in the state funeral for the nation's former leader, Shinzo Abe, at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Sept. 27.
]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/06/commentary/world-commentary/putin-war-hawks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-06T17:31:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186564-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186564.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The recent retaking of the strategic city of Lyman by Ukrainian forces has prompted a level of finger-pointing among Vladimir Putin’s military supporters that threatens his hold on power.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/07/commentary/world-commentary/kmt-taiwan-china-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-07T17:37:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186663-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186663.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kuomintang Chairman Eric Chu addresses the party’s congress in Taipei on Aug. 28.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/07/editorials/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-07T17:38:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186902-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186902.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man watches a news report on North Korea's missile test at a railway station in Seoul on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/07/commentary/world-commentary/opec-oil-cuts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-07T17:40:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186732-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186732.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It’s difficult to see oil production cuts as anything but a snub of Western governments and an attack on the global economy. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/07/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-government-public-trust/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-07T20:48:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186882.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186882.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to regain the public’s trust, he must break with the ruling party’s old boy network and bring in new, younger blood to manage the government's bureaucracy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/08/cartoons/japan-sports-day-injuries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-08T09:55:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_185964.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185964.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/08/cartoons/japan-tourism-reopening/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-08T10:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_185960.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_185960.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/09/commentary/world-commentary/putin-xi-friendship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-09T19:34:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187106-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187106.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Instead of weakening the United States and bolstering China’s geopolitical standing, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has accomplished the exact opposite, even making NATO stronger.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/09/commentary/world-commentary/political-thuggishness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-09T21:01:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186778-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186778.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the far-right Proud Boys group, including their leader Enrique Tarrio (center right), protest over the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Washington on Nov. 14, 2020.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/11/commentary/world-commentary/iran-protests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-11T17:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187109-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187109.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators in London hold a rally on Oct. 1 to show solidarity with the mass Iranian anti-government protests that were sparked by the death of a woman who had been taken into custody by the Islamic regime’s morality police.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/10/commentary/world-commentary/pension-system-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-10T15:27:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187175.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187175.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Inflation and the tight labor market will force the worst-hit states into some hard decisions over their pension obligations. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/15/cartoons/north-korea-missile-tests-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-15T10:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187242.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187242.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/15/cartoons/following-meetings-japanese/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-15T09:55:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187243.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187243.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/11/commentary/japan-commentary/china-sharp-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-12T15:14:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186913.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186913.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A newspaper reporting about military exercises near Taiwan is displayed at a newsstand in Beijing on Aug. 8.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/12/commentary/world-commentary/colonoscopy-study/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-12T18:56:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187650.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187650.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that widespread colonoscopy screenings "may have limited benefits.” Still, some experts say that benefit of the procedure is still important when it comes to lowering the risk of colon cancer.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/12/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-bridge-attack/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-12T22:30:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187774.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187774.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainians in Kyiv on Saturday pose in front of artwork depicting the Kerch bridge on fire. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/12/commentary/world-commentary/conflict-ukraine-makes-us-rethink-cyberwar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-12T22:31:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187773.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187773.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia's cyberattacks on Ukraine did not have the intended impact and neither broke nor slowed its military or hampered the nation's will to resist.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/12/commentary/japan-commentary/kishidas-son-appointment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-13T08:35:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187710-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187710.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nepotism in Japan is not just acceptable in many cases, it is obligatory, with many parents setting up their children to take over their businesses or, in the case of politicians, their seats in the halls of government. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/04/06/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-tourist-trade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-13T09:23:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/np_file_151231.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_151231.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kimono- and mask-clad foreign tourists visit a temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district in October 2020. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies turned Japan from a tourist backwater to a major destination that saw more than 30 million visitors in 2019 — before the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/13/commentary/world-commentary/asean-divisions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-13T17:42:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187902-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187902.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other ASEAN ministers meet in Phnom Penh on Aug. 4. China’s actions in the South China Sea and Russia’s war in Ukraine, among other issues, are pulling the group’s member states in different directions. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/13/commentary/japan-commentary/rakuten-mobile-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-13T17:43:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187852-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187852.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rakuten's Hiroshi Mikitani is losing money rapidly on his mobile carrier gamble and may need to find a partner with deeper pockets to rescue his floundering venture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/05/commentary/world-commentary/supporting-constitutional-monarchies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-14T10:44:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186501.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186501.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Queen Elizabeth welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Buckingham Palace in November 2015. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/14/commentary/world-commentary/how-dictatorships-survive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-14T18:12:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187848-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187848.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In an era of democratic backsliding, understanding the dynamics behind the longevity of dictators will help the world protect free societies.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/14/editorials/putin-threat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-14T18:12:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188191.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188191.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters and emergency workers search through rubble at the scene of a Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/14/commentary/world-commentary/japan-australia-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-14T18:15:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188177.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188177.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with Australian leader Anthony Albanese at "the Quad" leaders' summit in Tokyo in May.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/14/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-elections-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-14T19:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187976-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187976.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Despite persistent inflation, falling stock prices, flat job numbers and U.S. President Joe Biden’s falling popularity, the midterm elections could be much closer than many expect. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/16/commentary/world-commentary/defeating-putin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-16T19:53:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188375.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188375.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin doesn’t really operate according to the logic of provocation and response. Instead, he is constantly searching for opportunities to gain an advantage.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/16/commentary/world-commentary/japan-asdf-creation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-16T19:54:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188369-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188369.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soviet incursions into Japanese airspace after World War II had unintended consequences: facilitating the creation the Air Self-Defense Force and the strengthening of the U.S.-Japan alliance.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/17/commentary/world-commentary/pelosi-visit-taiwan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-17T15:48:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187777.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187777.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a meeting at the parliament in Taipei on Aug. 3.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/17/commentary/world-commentary/hunger-obesity-same/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-17T17:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186725.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What had some researchers puzzled for the longest time was how poorer people who were less likely to be able to afford enough food were often more overweight or obese than people who had lots of resources.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/17/commentary/world-commentary/climate-change-investing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-17T17:30:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_187139.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_187139.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The thick layer of ice that once covered a Swiss mountain pass between Scex Rouge glacier and Tsanfleuron glacier since at least the Roman era has melted away completely.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/12/11/editorials/public-private-investment-fund-grinds-halt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-18T14:54:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/18/commentary/world-commentary/china-putin-oligarch-yacht/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-18T18:34:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188130-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188130.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The superyacht Nord owned by Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov docked in Hong Kong earlier this month.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/18/commentary/japan-commentary/north-korea-nuclear-reality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-18T19:32:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188788-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188788.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds the testing of a new type of tactical guided weapon in this undated photo released in April. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/19/commentary/world-commentary/north-korea-nuclear-ambitions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-19T20:57:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188955-1-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188955.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This undated photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talking with soldiers from a  front-line long-range artillery division and air force squadron. Kim has been overseeing a spate of recent missile tests that have many in the West worried.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/19/commentary/world-commentary/raising-children-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-19T20:58:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_186577.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_186577.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cash flow is more important than savings for prospective parents given that the estimated $300,000 needed to raise a child fluctuates over time.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/19/commentary/world-commentary/britains-dilemma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-19T20:58:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188730-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188730.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Liz Truss holds a news conference in London on Oct. 14. Given her recent political setbacks, the ruling Conservative Party may be deciding whether to keep her or bring in another leader. Pool via / REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/19/commentary/japan-commentary/tourists-covid-19-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-19T21:02:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188723.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188723.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As overseas tourists return, some locals are worried they won't wear masks and will set off another surge of COVID-19 infections. Or should Japan emulate the West and abandon such masks altogether? ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/20/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-china-challenges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-20T16:20:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188666.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188666.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A pro-China supporter steps on a defaced photo of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a protest against her visit to Taiwan, outside the Consulate General of the United States in Hong Kong on Aug. 3.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/20/commentary/world-commentary/russias-defeat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-20T17:25:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189245.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189245.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A local resident rides past abandoned Russian tanks in the village of Kurylivka, in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, on Oct. 1.   ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/20/commentary/world-commentary/asia-development/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-20T18:59:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_184985.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_184985.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia's new “Comprehensive Asia Development Plan” maps out how Asia can deepen regional economic integration, narrow development gaps and advance sustainable development.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/21/commentary/world-commentary/russia-terrorist-state/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-21T18:22:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189541.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189541.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian leader Vladimir Putin meets soldiers at a military training center for mobilized reservists outside the town of Ryazan, Russia, on Thursday.
]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/21/commentary/world-commentary/putin-nuclear-weapons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-21T18:23:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189254.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189254.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For Vladimir Putin to use tactical nuclear warheads, they would first have to be transported and mounted on missiles, a process that involves dozens of officers who would have to sign off and relay the order. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/22/cartoons/japan-yen-intervention/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-22T21:46:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188440.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188440.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/22/cartoons/mysterious-haiku/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-22T21:46:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_188441.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_188441.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/21/commentary/world-commentary/truss-exit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-22T21:47:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189502-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189502.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Liz Truss takes the oath of loyalty to the Crown and His Majesty King Charles III at the House of Commons on Sept. 10. Her government lasted only a month and a half.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/21/editorials/yen-depreciation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-22T21:59:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189459-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189459.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The yen continues to slump on the back of a strong dollar and as traders try to guess when and if the Japanese authorities will intervene to halt its further decline.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/23/commentary/world-commentary/iran-womens-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-23T19:52:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189464-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189464.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators take part in the March of Solidarity for Iran in Washington on Oct. 15.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/23/commentary/world-commentary/irans-supreme-leader/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-24T18:24:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189164-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189164.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks to members of his advisory council in Tehran on Oct. 12.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/21/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-myanmar-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-25T16:57:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189325.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189325.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's time for Tokyo to begin ending engagement with Myanmar's military government and others who commit and facilitate human rights atrocities.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/25/commentary/world-commentary/rishi-sunak-prime-minister/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-25T21:23:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_190044-3.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190044.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The new leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak, is greeted outside the Tories’ campaign headquarters in London on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/25/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-australia-relations-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-25T21:25:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_190129-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190129.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian leader Anthony Albanese meet Saturday in Perth, Australia, where the two held talks on security cooperation and other issues.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/24/commentary/covid-19-variants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-25T21:27:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189473-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189473.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One reason for recent panicked headlines on COVID-19 is that the newest omicron variants are capable of "immune escape” — a phrase that sounds scary when taken out of context.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/26/commentary/world-commentary/north-korean-nuclear-weapons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-26T18:17:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_190252-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190252.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location according to  this photo released on Oct. 9.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/26/commentary/world-commentary/putin-crazy-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-26T23:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189747-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189747.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin is playing a game of “rational” brinkmanship with his nuclear threats. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/26/commentary/world-commentary/indo-pacific-security-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-26T23:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_190247-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190247.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The leaders of “the Quad” nations, Japan, Australia, India and the U.S., meet in Tokyo in late May. Originally formed to deal with hard security concerns, the group as of late seems more focused on diplomatic initiatives and the provision of public goods.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/26/commentary/world-commentary/virology-labs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-26T23:02:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189748-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189748.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As many as 40 new BSL-4 labs designed to deal with the most dangerous pathogens are to be built around the world. But some virologists see them as the germ equivalent of nuclear proliferation.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/27/commentary/world-commentary/south-korean-nuclear-weapons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-27T18:50:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_190569-1-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190569.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Korea going nuclear would benefit it and the United States by lowering the possibility of the North using such a weapon and sparing Washington from having to make the decision to enter into a nuclear conflict if it did.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/24/commentary/world-commentary/fishing-crew-murders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-28T05:40:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_189211-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189211.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Taiwanese fishing vessel Ping Shin 101 has been linked to the killing of a group of unarmed men at sea.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/27/commentary/japan-commentary/xi-jinping-third-term/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-28T08:55:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_190556.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190556.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China's former president, Hu Jintao, is escorted out of the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/28/commentary/world-commentary/chinese-economic-changes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-28T22:25:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_190752.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190752.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Given Xi Jinping's emphasis on continuity and stability, adopting big economic reforms is unlikely and the current problems that plague the system are likely to continue piling up.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/28/editorials/xi-jinping-third-term-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-28T22:26:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_190746-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190746.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With Xi Jinping assuming a third term, it is now expected he will rule for life, and possibly bring back the instability that was inherent in the system under Mao Zedong.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/28/commentary/world-commentary/internet-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-28T22:27:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_190346.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190346.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An AI revolution is coming, but few people seem to realize how profoundly it will change humanity's day-to-day life.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/28/commentary/world-commentary/rishi-sunak-tories/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-28T22:28:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_190421.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190421.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the first Hindu to lead the country, is a fascinating combination of the new and the old in the world of the ruling Conservative Party.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/30/commentary/world-commentary/polio-cases/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-30T21:04:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_190914-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190914.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bill Gates speaks on eradicating polio worldwide at a conference in Washington in July 2011.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2007/08/12/reader-mail/fortuitous-courtesy-on-a-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-30T22:25:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2007/12/24/commentary/opportunity-for-progress-in-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-30T22:26:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/30/commentary/world-commentary/democrats-back-trump-supporters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-30T22:26:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191001.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Robstown, Texas, on Oct. 22.  ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/30/commentary/world-commentary/north-korean-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-30T22:27:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190909.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An undated photo released in March shows Kim Jong Un inspecting what North Korea state media called a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile. The isolated country may be going through its worst harvest since the great famines of the mid-1990s. KCNA / via REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/31/commentary/world-commentary/better-cancer-screening/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-31T17:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190910.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Screening healthy people for cancer is harder than it looks. But within a few years, newer, more sophisticated blood tests promising to catch more kinds of cancer before it’s too late will be available.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/25/cartoons/annual-refrigerator-clean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-31T13:59:21+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/25/cartoons/monetary-policy-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-31T13:59:57+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/07/cartoons/invisible-spiderwebs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-07T09:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[ZG297+-SpiderWebHits]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/10/31/commentary/world-commentary/putin-khrushchev-nuclear-weapons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-31T14:11:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/np_file_191070-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191070.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin placed his country’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert on Feb. 27, just days after ordering the invasion of Ukraine. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2011/07/07/commentary/world-commentary/rethinking-japans-myanmar-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-31T15:55:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/09/09/commentary/world-commentary/yoshihide-suga-office-term/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-01T06:15:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111402.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While the media has been keen to report Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s shortcomings, it is important to note his record consists of policy accomplishments such as the holding of the Olympics under dire circumstances and on foreign policy. Bloomberg]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/02/commentary/world-commentary/women-human-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-02T18:49:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_190334-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_190334.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters in Berlin demonstrate against the government of Iran.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/03/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-elections/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-03T16:55:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_191807-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191807.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is squandering its credibility by issuing misleading claims about its policies and their likely effects.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/04/commentary/japan-commentary/north-korea-missiles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-04T18:33:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192060-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192060.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A TV news program in Seoul on Thursday reports on North Korea’s recent missile launches.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/04/editorials/brazils-lula-wins-presidency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-04T18:35:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192015-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192015.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brazilian voters return Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to power. The president-elect is taking over a deeply divided country. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/04/commentary/world-commentary/khan-assassination-attempt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-04T18:37:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192058.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pakistan's former prime minister, Imran Khan, takes part in an anti-government march in the city of Gujranwala on Tuesday, just days before he was shot.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/06/commentary/world-commentary/south-korea-australia-g7/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-06T20:26:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192283.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192283.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[To maintain its global relevancy and influence, the Group of Seven should shift eastward and consider the inclusion of South Korea and Australia.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/06/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-polling-trouble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-06T22:41:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192317.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192317.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The challenges to accurate polling include a volatile electorate and Republican voters tend to shun polls at a higher rate than Democrats.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/04/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-election-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-06T22:46:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192056.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192056.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden campaigns for Democratic Party Rep. Mike Levin in Oceanside, California, on Thursday in preparation for next week's midterm elections. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/03/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-legitimacy-battle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-06T22:49:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_191619.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191619.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Amid tensions between the U.S. and China regarding Taiwan, some have called for the island's people to be allowed to choose their own future.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/02/commentary/world-commentary/understanding-u-s-polls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-06T22:49:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_191069-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191069.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer greets U.S. President Joe Biden in Mattydale, New York, on Oct. 27. Schumer was caught on a hot microphone expressing concern about the Democrats’ chances in some key races.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/02/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-asks-better-flip-burgers-work-megabank/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-06T22:51:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_191464.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191464.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Workers in fast-food restaurants in California may soon earn $22 (¥3,300) an hour. At 40 hours a week, that salary would be double what new graduates could expect to receive at Japan’s megabanks.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/01/commentary/world-commentary/yoon-suk-yeol-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-06T22:52:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_191477.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191477.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday visits the scene of a crowd surge that killed over 150 people during Halloween celebrations in Seoul on Saturday.  

 ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/01/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-national-security-strategy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-06T22:53:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_191433.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191433.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Mark Milley, meet with Defense Department leaders at the White House on Oct. 26.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/07/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-elections-climate-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-07T17:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192099.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden campaigns for incumbent New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and other Democrats at an election event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday.  

 ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/02/commentary/world-commentary/sunak-brexit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-07T08:43:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_191697.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191697.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during his first Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons in London on Oct. 26.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/03/commentary/world-commentary/powell-rate-hike/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-07T08:44:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191826.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addresses a news conference in Washington on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve delivered its fourth-straight 75 basis-point interest rate increase.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/07/commentary/world-commentary/japan-pacific-islands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-07T10:43:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191785.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. (left) meets Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Sept. 9.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/07/cartoons/japan-debt-inflation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-07T22:23:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191159.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/07/commentary/world-commentary/russia-ukraine-war-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-08T13:08:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192344.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192344.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian serviceman inspects a turret of a destroyed Russian T-72 tank near the front line in Mykolaiv region of Ukraine on Oct. 26.  ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/08/commentary/world-commentary/humiliating-putin-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-08T18:47:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_191376-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191376.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If Vladimir Putin is allowed to succeed with his Ukraine invasion through the use of nuclear blackmail, even partially, he will likely do the same again. REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/08/commentary/japan-commentary/u-s-japan-tech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-08T22:51:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192752-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192752.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chip-making equipment is now Japan’s second largest export sector, making the country reluctant to follow the U.S. in restricting China’s access to advanced semiconductors and the components to make them.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/09/commentary/world-commentary/liverpool-sale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-09T18:28:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192978-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192978.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fenway Sports Group is exploring a sale of Liverpool F.C., which could fetch more than $5 billion by some estimates.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/09/commentary/japan-commentary/japanese-cash-habits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-09T18:29:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192806-1-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192806.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Despite an abundance of choices for making digital payments, such as SoftBank Group's PayPay, the Japanese people refuse to let cash die.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/09/commentary/world-commentary/facebook-twitter-layoffs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-09T18:30:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192980-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192980.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The tech industry is entering an age of austerity as several big companies, such as Twitter and Meta, freeze hiring and trim their workforces.

]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/09/commentary/world-commentary/china-taiwan-unification/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-10T15:41:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192939.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192939.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With no rival factions left in the Chinese Communist Party who can effectively oppose him, it will be President Xi Jinping who drives Taiwan policy going forward.
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/10/commentary/world-commentary/8-billion-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-10T17:59:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_193242-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_193242.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[We live in a world where billions of people are struggling, hundreds of millions are facing hunger and famine and record numbers are on the move due to conflict and other hardships.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/10/commentary/world-commentary/abortion-midterm-issue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-10T17:59:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_193163-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_193163.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Supporters of abortion rights protest outside Wisconsin’s capitol in Madison last month.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/11/editorials/u-s-midterm-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-11T18:18:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_193399.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_193399.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday addresses a news conference at the White following the midterm election in which his Democratic Party fared better than expected.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/11/commentary/world-commentary/trump-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-11T18:19:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_193405.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_193405.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former President Donald Trump attends an election night party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/12/cartoons/north-korea-missile-tests-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-12T10:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192585.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192585.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/12/cartoons/autumn-allergies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-12T09:55:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192586.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192586.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/14/commentary/world-commentary/covid-19-strokes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-16T11:45:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_192777.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192777.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not everyone who gets COVID-19 will suffer serious blood vessel problems. But a consensus is forming that lasting damage can be caused by inflammation if it remains in high gear.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/14/commentary/world-commentary/marcos-philippines-alliances/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-16T11:45:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_193596-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_193596.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and outgoing military chief Gen. Andres Centino (left) inspect troops during a change of command ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in August.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/16/commentary/japan-commentary/china-boj-covid-zero/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-16T18:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194089.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194089.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan's governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, has convinced markets that he’s not going to exit from the negative rate policy before he steps down in April. There is also no indication at this time his replacement will do any different.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/16/commentary/world-commentary/prime-minister-kishida-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-16T18:05:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194099-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194099.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The situation is not looking good for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as the Liberal Democratic Party in the past has ditched its leaders as soon as their political utility ran out.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/16/commentary/world-commentary/turbulent-global-times/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-16T18:06:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194168.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194168.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic and global economic woes, the world has entered a new period of instability — and it remains to be seen what new rules will emerge from it.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/16/commentary/world-commentary/weight-loss-druggs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-16T18:07:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194094.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194094.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There is enthusiasm for new drugs that mimic gut hormones that regulate the feeling of satiety and offer more sustained weight loss than previous medications. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/16/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-nuclear-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-16T18:09:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194151-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194151.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Workers inspect storage tanks for radioactive water at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s  Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/17/commentary/world-commentary/asean-climate-change-efforts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-17T17:34:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_191594-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_191594.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Greenpeace environmental activists in Manila protest the expanding of coal-fired power plants in June 2008. Amid global economic woes, many countries in Southeast Asia are now easing up on their climate change mitigation efforts. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/17/commentary/japan-commentary/japanese-housing-prices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-17T17:37:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194376-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194376.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[If Japan’s lackluster housing market is viewed from the perspective of putting a roof over people’s heads rather than a store of value, the country starts to look like a success.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/19/cartoons/getting-lost-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-19T09:55:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_193775.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_193775.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/19/cartoons/bank-of-japan-escher/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-19T10:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_193774.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_193774.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/18/editorials/xi-jinping-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-18T18:33:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194631-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194631.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, arrive in Bangkok to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/18/commentary/world-commentary/ai-cryptocurrency-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-18T18:34:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194645-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194645.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[FTX's chief executive, Sam Bankman-Fried, addresses a conference in the Bahamas in April. His company on Nov. 11 said that it was filing for bankruptcy. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/18/commentary/world-commentary/donald-trump-defensive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-18T18:36:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194637.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194637.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former U.S. President Donald Trump makes the announcement from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday that he will once again run for U.S. president in the 2024 election.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/20/commentary/world-commentary/nuclear-famine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-20T17:41:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194884-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194884.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Peace activists protest against nuclear weapons in front of a military base near Peer, Belgium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/20/commentary/world-commentary/global-inflation-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-20T17:42:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_189777-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_189777.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The global economy has entered a new era of severe shocks from supply-chain blockages, climate change, pandemics and war and must adjust to the new realities accordingly.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/21/commentary/world-commentary/trumpism-end/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-21T17:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194915.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194915.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former U.S. President Donald Trump announces his intention to run in the 2024 U.S. presidential election during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 15.   ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/21/commentary/world-commentary/pfizer-rsv-vaccine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-21T22:48:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194921.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194921.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Promising data from Pfizer on a maternal RSV shot shows it lowered babies’ risk of severe infections in those vulnerable first months of life.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/21/commentary/world-commentary/reconstructing-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-21T22:49:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194299.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194299.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainians celebrate after Russia's retreat from the southern city of Kherson on Sunday. Reconstructing the war-torn country's economy will cost hundreds of billions of dollars. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/21/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-carmakers-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-21T22:50:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194379-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194379.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toyota's automobile assembly plant in St. Petersburg]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2011/04/06/commentary/world-commentary/fukushima-disaster-holds-lessons-for-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-21T23:24:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2007/03/11/editorials/long-road-to-rehabilitation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-21T23:25:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/22/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-russia-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-22T17:39:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_195335-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195335.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar on the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine on Nov. 16.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/22/commentary/world-commentary/swiss-franc-stable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-22T22:05:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_195344-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195344.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Traders are selling currencies like the yen amid high U.S. interest rates, yet the Swiss franc has somehow managed to remain a safe haven.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/23/commentary/world-commentary/russia-ukraine-war-end/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-23T18:33:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_195584-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195584.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For the foreseeable future, there appears to be no realistic way to end the conflict given the domestic pressures both sides face to secure a victory.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/23/commentary/world-commentary/will-china-prove-doomsayers-wrong/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-23T20:26:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194544.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194544.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Investors seem convinced that China's new leadership lacks the know-how and independence to mount an effective response to the profound economic challenges the country faces.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/23/commentary/japan-commentary/can-japan-last-away-postwar-mindset/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-23T20:27:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_195500.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195500.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The time has come for pacifist Japan to fundamentally change its security strategy to reflect a changing world and its new challenges and threats.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/23/commentary/world-commentary/world-cup-winner-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-23T20:28:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_195510.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195510.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[England's World Cup squad is valued at around $1.3 billion, the most expensive in the world, while host nation Qatar is near the bottom at $30 million. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/24/commentary/japan-commentary/ukraine-war-impact/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-24T20:38:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_195149.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195149.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. troops in Nuremberg, Germany, on March 1. The U.S. has deployed thousands of troops to European nations in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/24/commentary/world-commentary/twitter-free-speech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-24T20:40:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_195836-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195836.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has banned tens of millions of people from Twitter yet freely uses the platform to support suppression against others.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/24/commentary/world-commentary/twitter-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-24T20:47:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_195760-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195760.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The company’s second-biggest market, Japan in 2021 contributed around 13% of Twitter’s revenue, nearly as much on a per capita basis as the U.S. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/25/editorials/ftx-collapse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-25T18:10:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_196030.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_196030.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Attorneys for FTX Group depart from a bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/26/cartoons/kishida-approval-rating/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-26T10:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_195196.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195196.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/26/cartoons/difficult-day-out-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-26T09:55:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_195198.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195198.jpeg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/27/commentary/world-commentary/china-global-police/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-27T20:29:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_196252-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_196252.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The recent international outcry over China’s alleged secret offshore police stations shows that Western democracies are unprepared to grapple with the implications of growing Chinese influence.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/25/commentary/world-commentary/china-u-s-economic-rivalry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-27T20:30:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_196043.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_196043.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The peaceful economic relationship between the U.S. and China of the past 30 years may not have been perfect, but it is better than what will come from zero-sum rivalry.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/28/commentary/world-commentary/sunak-tory-civil-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-28T20:27:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_196290.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_196290.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks before the House of Commons on Nov. 23.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/27/commentary/world-commentary/russia-nazi-propaganda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-29T11:10:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_195716-1-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195716.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Kremlin is using preposterous tropes and narratives to label the Ukrainians as Nazis and even satanists, with many Russians believing the obvious propaganda.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/28/commentary/world-commentary/deglobalization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-30T11:49:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_196255-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_196255.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 14. Unless the two superpowers find ways to build goodwill, international cooperation will remain on shaky ground.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/30/commentary/japan-commentary/china-anime-videogaming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-30T18:06:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_196865.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_196865.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan punches well above its weight in global pop-culture such as with video gaming and animation. Some in China are now promoting the mediums as ways to promote their country's culture and win it friends.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/30/commentary/japan-commentary/lessons-learned-tragedy-balkans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-30T20:32:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_196907-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_196907.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Serbia has had the historical bad luck of being situated at the crossroads of an invasion route separating competing empires.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/30/commentary/world-commentary/russia-ukraine-genocide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-30T20:33:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_196230.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_196230.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As of this summer, the Russians had forcibly deported between 900,000 and 1.6 million Ukrainians — mainly women — including some 260,000 children. Those numbers have grown since then.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/29/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-australia-partnership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-30T20:36:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_196667.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_196667.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, meet for bilateral talks in Tokyo in May. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/01/commentary/world-commentary/protecting-iran-soccer-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-01T20:45:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_197212-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_197212.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Iran’s Ramin Rezaeian is consoled by one of his teammates after his team was eliminated from the World Cup in a 1-0 loss to the United States in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/01/commentary/world-commentary/defending-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-01T20:45:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_197227-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_197227.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Ground Self-Defense Force PAC-3 missile interceptor on display at an exercise field in Funabashi, Chiba, in January 2018 ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/03/cartoons/school-blues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-03T09:55:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_196422.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_196422.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/02/commentary/world-commentary/obesity-drugs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-02T17:23:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_197513.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_197513.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Scientists have spent decades trying to unravel the complex interplay of the hormones involved in our appetite. That work is starting to translate into actual drugs that promote weight loss. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/02/commentary/world-commentary/elon-musk-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-02T17:24:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_197140.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_197140.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A healthy democracy needs a shared information space that allows everyone to speak truth to power, which is why Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter is so concerning. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/11/30/commentary/world-commentary/fascism-return/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-04T16:24:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/np_file_194337.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_194337.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A demonstration called "No fascism in Belgium or in Europe!" is held outside the European Parliament in Brussels in May 2019.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/02/editorials/japan-national-security-strategy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-04T21:28:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_197423-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_197423.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan is said to be considering the purchase of up to 500 cruise missiles from the United States to give it a counterstrike capability as part of an effort to boost its national defense.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/04/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-victories-problematic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-04T21:54:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_196739-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_196739.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian soldiers take part in a national flag-raising ceremony in the recently recaptured city of Kherson on Nov. 14.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/04/commentary/world-commentary/china-debt-bondage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-04T21:54:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_197226-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_197226.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese construction workers work on a Chinese-financed railway in Taru, Kenya, in March 2016. Beijing's foreign loans exceed 6% of global gross domestic product, making it competitive with the IMF as a global creditor.
]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/05/commentary/world-commentary/climate-change-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-05T20:05:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_192965.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192965.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Poor nations are likely to bear the brunt of the weather disasters caused by climate change despite emitting less carbon dioxide emissions compared to rich countries.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/05/commentary/world-commentary/indian-diaspora-thrive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-05T20:15:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_197161.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_197161.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends the Lord Mayor's Banquet in London on Nov. 28.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/06/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-russia-drone-strike/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-06T18:50:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_198137.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_198137.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukraine executed its most brazen attack into Russian territory in the nine-month-old war on Monday, targeting two military bases hundreds of miles inside the country using unmanned drones, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/23/commentary/japan-commentary/professionalize-pre-kindergarten-education/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-06T20:02:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/18/commentary/japan-commentary/nursery-schools-in-japan-face-tough-choices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-06T20:02:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/06/commentary/world-commentary/japan-philippines-us-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-06T20:24:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_198132-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_198132.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer and two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transit the Philippine Sea in April 2017. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/07/commentary/world-commentary/jiang-zemin-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-07T21:39:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_198363-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_198363.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A public memorial service is held for Jiang Zemin in Beijing on Tuesday. Under the former leader, China’s economy tripled in size, putting it on the path to eventually overtake Japan as the world’s second largest economy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/07/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-tourism-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-07T21:46:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_198312-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_198312.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan has much to offer the ultrarich — it now needs to figure how to attract more of them given how much more money they spend than the average tourist.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/07/commentary/world-commentary/russia-ukraine-lies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-07T21:47:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_195763-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_195763.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How ordinary Russians sift and interpret the information being fed to them by their government will determine whether Vladimir Putin stays in power, and if the conflict turns into an even bigger catastrophe.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/04/commentary/world-commentary/british-politics-populism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-08T13:16:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_197125.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_197125.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former British prime ministers Liz Truss and Boris Johnson in London on Nov. 13. The two form a central part of the populism that has gripped the U.K. in recent years.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/08/commentary/world-commentary/buy-american/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-08T18:23:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_198594.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_198594.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/08/commentary/japan-commentary/expat-living-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-09T19:15:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_198515.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_198515.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cost of living surveys frequently list Osaka as being more expensive than Tokyo. The reality is housing costs are around 50% cheaper there than they are in the nation's capital. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/09/commentary/world-commentary/google-chatgpt-competition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-09T22:26:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_198760-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_198760.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot gives a single response to searches, requiring no further scanning of other websites, which could potentially kill Google’s revenue-generating abilities.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/09/commentary/world-commentary/china-qe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-09T22:27:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_198301-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_198301.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With China running a current account surplus and a net-investment surplus, it has plenty of space to use monetary expansion to support financial stability.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/09/commentary/world-commentary/ai-algorithms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-09T22:28:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_192310.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_192310.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Improving transparency about how algorithms reach their decisions is essential to keeping humans safe from artificial intelligence.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/12/commentary/world-commentary/iran-regime-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-12T17:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_198910.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_198910.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thousands of people make their way in late October to the cemetery in Saqqez, Iran, where Mahsa Amini is buried to mark 40 days since her death while in the custody of the morality police.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/12/editorials/japan-soccer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-12T20:26:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_198666.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_198666.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Samurai Blue players celebrate a goal by Daizen Maeda (second from right) during their 2022 FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match against Croatia in Al-Wakrah, Qatar, on Monday. Croatia went on to win in a penalty shootout.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/12/12/commentary/world-commentary/chinese-digital-yuan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-12T20:28:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/np_file_198909.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_198909.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China aims to replace cash with its central bank-backed digital yuan, a move that will provide the government with access to unprecedented levels of personal information.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-12T20:29:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-13T01:54:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly in Tokyo on Oct. 13. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2011/12/23/editorials/risky-catalog-purchase-of-fighter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-13T16:35:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-13T20:13:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Some members of the Liberal Democratic Party are celebrating the idea of doubling Japan’s defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product. Still, the announcement has fueled tensions within the party. ]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (left) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have in recent months challenged certain basic EU values in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile launcher is stationed at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo in April 2013. ]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Today’s regulations mean financial institutions are well equipped to deal with turmoil such as the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange and the flood of assets out of lenders like Credit Suisse. ]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[China's young people have been at the forefront of recent protests, but there are not enough of them to make real change due to the country's population-control policies.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen casts her vote during local elections in New Taipei City on Nov. 26.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Activists call for financial action on debt collection and other issues outside the IMF-World Bank headquarters in Washington in October 2021.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Increasing Japan's defense budget would have in the past been treated with suspicion. With China's growing threat, even some opposition figures are welcoming the idea.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[BlackRock's headquarters in the Manhattan ]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T16:34:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2008/02/29/editorials/inauspicious-success-in-space/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-17T16:34:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2008/02/24/editorials/the-ages-of-adulthood/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-17T16:36:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T16:37:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T16:37:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T16:43:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T16:56:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T17:19:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T17:20:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T17:21:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T17:29:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T17:30:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T17:31:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T17:41:54+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T17:50:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2022-12-17T17:54:48+09:00</lastmod>
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