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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/05/commentary/world-commentary/academic-integrity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-05T22:55:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The firestorm surrounding a Harvard Business School researcher who falsified data has reignited the controversy around behavioral economics that has periodically sparked over the last 40 years. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/06/commentary/world-commentary/political-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-06T20:59:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Across much of the world, governments were once generally relegated to a secondary role in managing economies, but this historical pattern seems to have broken down.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/06/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-dollar-dominance-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-06T21:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A decade after China eclipsed the U.S. as the world’s largest goods-trading nation, the dominance of the U.S. dollar doesn’t appear to be fading and will be hard to replace.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/03/11/cartoons/japan-calligraphy-tuition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-06T22:52:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/07/editorials/fukushima-water-release/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-07T18:35:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Korean fishing boats take part in a local protest to demand Japan withdraw its decision to release contaminated water into the sea from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, in April 2021.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/07/commentary/japan-commentary/shinzo-abe-legacy-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-07T18:39:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo last September]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/07/commentary/japan-commentary/diplomatic-lessons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-07T22:54:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Good diplomats need to remain aware of their surroundings and avoid wishful thinking and conspiracy theories. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/05/16/commentary/world-commentary/regulators-do-alibaba-a-favor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-09T14:12:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The most valuable member of Alibaba's portfolio, fintech affiliate Ant Group, has already been cut down to size after its aborted Hong Kong listing last year.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/12/22/commentary/world-commentary/api-china-ant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-09T14:13:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of China's Alibaba Group, has criticized Beijing for what he sees as tight regulation based on an outdated system.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/11/12/editorials/ant-ipo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-09T14:13:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alibaba Group's headquarters in Hangzhou, China. The nation's financial watchdogs published draft rules that significantly changed the regulatory environment just days before Ant Group's initial public offering, which in effect pulled the plug on the event. 
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/07/commentary/world-commentary/wagner-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-09T14:25:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Wagner mercenary group tank patrols a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24. If Russia's defense spending numbers are correct, it’s likely that Yevgeny Prigozhin overstated the size of his army.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/10/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-10T17:16:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The West’s support for Ukraine is misguided because it ignores the fact that a domestic clique of oligarchs will likely emerge as the biggest winner of the struggle. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/10/commentary/world-commentary/nuclear-cargo-ships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-10T17:17:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shipping consumes about 5% of the world’s oil and emits about 3% of its greenhouse gases.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/11/commentary/world-commentary/ny-subway-crime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-11T20:36:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Subway train passengers disembark at Grand Central Terminal in New York City in late May.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/11/commentary/world-commentary/china-discourse-power-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-11T20:41:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds at a joint news conference for the China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, in China's Shaanxi province, on May 19.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/12/commentary/world-commentary/asian-values/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-12T22:54:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The opening ceremony of the first China-ASEAN Maritime Exercise in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China, in October 2018  ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/12/commentary/world-commentary/ai-baseball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-12T22:54:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_238317.jpeg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles Angels star pitcher Shohei Ohtani pitches against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/12/commentary/world-commentary/brain-implants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-12T22:55:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_231172-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_231172.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This video grab from an online Neuralink livestream shows Elon Musk holding the the company's brain implant during a presentation in August 2020. The device just got approval for testing by U.S. regulators]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/12/commentary/world-commentary/political-falsehoods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-12T22:56:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_237820.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_237820.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Once lies become accepted as a normal part of political discourse, it is only a matter of time before trust collapses and the fabric of democracy unravels.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/12/commentary/world-commentary/climate-change-heat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-12T22:57:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_238516.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People cool off in water fountains in Strasbourg, France, amid a heat wave on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/11/commentary/world-commentary/asia-global-governance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-13T13:26:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_238232.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_238232.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (left) arrives with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bangkok in November. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/13/commentary/world-commentary/russia-ukraine-reconstruction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-13T22:49:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_238739-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_238739.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A World War I Versailles Treaty-like reparations bill placed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine could make it harder to negotiate a durable armistice.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/13/commentary/world-commentary/sustainable-development/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-13T22:50:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_238517-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_238517.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The sustainable development goals launched under the auspices of the United Nations in 2015 as guideposts to a better world by the end of this decade are still way off target.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/15/cartoons/rice-tasting-experience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-15T10:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/14/commentary/world-commentary/indigenous-australians/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-14T22:48:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_238935.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_238935.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney take part in question time in the House of Representatives in Canberra on June 19.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/14/commentary/world-commentary/scratch-tech-bro-youll-find-naked-ape/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-14T22:50:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_238645.jpeg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The idea of "A sound mind in a sound body" is very much alive with today's Silicon Valley tech types.   ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/14/editorials/asia-nato-relationship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-14T22:50:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meet during the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Wednesday.   ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/14/commentary/japan-commentary/mobile-carrier-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-15T15:44:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani addresses the Rakuten Optimism conference in Yokohama in 2019.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/17/commentary/world-commentary/china-russia-relations-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-17T17:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met some 40 times over the past decade, repeatedly avowing a shared worldview.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/16/commentary/world-commentary/donald-trump-republicans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-16T22:05:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_239291.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/16/commentary/world-commentary/chinese-economy-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-16T22:06:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Over the last decade, the nominal average annual growth rate of China's construction sector and the financial and real-estate industries reached 13%, 14.8% and 10.5%, respectively.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/17/commentary/world-commentary/threads-twitter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-17T22:52:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Threads logo on a smartphone ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/08/05/cartoons/folk-dance-rehearsal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-05T10:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/18/commentary/world-commentary/ai-microchips/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-19T13:12:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_229906.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_229906.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Today’s microchips have connections that are 20-times smaller than the COVID-19 virus, spurring the need for new AI and machine learning approaches to their manufacture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/18/commentary/world-commentary/china-us-relations-5/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-19T13:13:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing on July 8.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/19/commentary/world-commentary/ukraine-nato-membership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-19T18:32:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/19/commentary/world-commentary/trump-power-grab/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-20T02:35:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign event in Waco, Texas, in March.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/19/commentary/world-commentary/china-economic-boom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-20T02:36:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_238779.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Although the expected economic boom following the end of China’s "zero-COVID" policy has yet to come, robust economic growth may still materialize.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/19/commentary/world-commentary/google-ai-discovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-20T02:37:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_239865.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For all the talent and innovation Google has cultivated, competing firms were the ones to capitalize on its big artificial intelligence discovery.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/09/23/cartoons/calisthenics-stretching-truth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-09-23T10:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/09/16/cartoons/brainstorm-uniforms-straightjacket/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-09-16T10:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/09/09/cartoons/escort-qualifications-list/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-09-09T10:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/09/02/cartoons/bathing-loofah-aging/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-09-02T10:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/08/26/cartoons/buddhism-foodism-questions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-26T10:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/08/19/cartoons/haiku-poems-hunger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-19T10:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/08/12/cartoons/decluttering-sparking-joy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-12T10:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/29/cartoons/snowball-vending-machines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-29T10:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/22/cartoons/solar-power-obi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-22T10:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/21/editorials/kishida-middle-east-trip/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-21T21:30:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_240393.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/21/commentary/world-commentary/hollywood-ai-hypocracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-21T21:31:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild take part in a picket line outside Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/21/commentary/world-commentary/global-warming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-21T21:33:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An extreme heat warning in Death Valley, California, on July 15]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/21/commentary/world-commentary/plant-based-meat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-21T21:34:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_240421.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beyond Meat plant-based burger patties for sale at a plant-based grocery store in Hong Kong in June 2019.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/20/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-middle-east-diplomacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-21T21:35:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_240164.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is greeted by Abdulla bin Touq Al Mari, the UAE's minister of economy, during a reception in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/20/commentary/world-commentary/zelenskyy-diplomacy-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-21T21:37:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_238713.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_238713.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12. The leader's efforts to conduct diplomacy in the face of conflict have drawn comparisons with British wartime leader Winston Churchill.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/20/commentary/japan-commentary/fukushima-radiation-concern/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-21T23:28:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_240182.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_240182.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators protest against Japan's plan to discharge treated radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the ocean, in Seoul on July 7.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/23/commentary/world-commentary/uk-elections/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-23T22:07:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_241102-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_241102.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Britain’s ruling Conservatives held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson but saw hefty majorities in two other districts blown away in by-elections on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/23/commentary/world-commentary/russian-government-cracks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-23T22:07:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_241123-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_241123.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting via videoconference from the Kremlin on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/24/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-military-recruiting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-24T17:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_237245-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_237245.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A disturbing factor that may ultimately defeat the all-volunteer military force is the growing political division across the U.S., which is diminishing young people's faith in America.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/23/commentary/japan-commentary/boj-monetary-policy-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-23T22:24:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_240516.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_240516.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan had struggled since 2013 to achieve the 2% price stability target. And now that the goal has been reached, the central bank under Gov. Kazuo Ueda has been hesitant to normalize monetary easing.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/04/commentary/japan-commentary/weird-japan-stories/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-24T20:46:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_236252.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_236252.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan has suffered in recent years as media outlets have sought to latch onto "weird Japan" stories, which often play on the desire to believe that the country's citizens are a little weird, a little off or a little less than normal.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/25/commentary/japan-commentary/new-nuclear-grouping-aids-northeast-asia-deterrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-25T19:42:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_241800.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_241800.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The nuclear-powered USS Annapolis submarine makes a port call at South Korea's Jeju Island on Monday. It was the second such visit by a U.S. submarine to the country in the span of about a week.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/25/commentary/world-commentary/messi-us-soccer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-25T19:43:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_241105.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_241105.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring in his debut for Inter Miami during a Leagues Cup match against Cruz Azul in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/26/commentary/japan-commentary/jingu-gaien-recontruction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-26T18:40:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_241737-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_241737.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jingu Gaien is a famous landmark, park and sports center in Minato Ward, Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/russian-ukraine-grain-ships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-26T18:44:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_241732-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_241732.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reflagging the the Ukrainian grain ships and offering NATO protection may help prevent Vladimir Putin from weaponizing hunger through the cutting off of food supplies to North Africa and other parts of the "Global South."]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-democracy-threat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-26T18:44:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_242235-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_242235.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gerrymandered districts and attacks on voting rights are further threatening American democracy at the state and local levels.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/26/commentary/japan-commentary/asean-part-global-south/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-26T18:45:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_242157.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with Japan at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers' meeting in Jakarta on July 13]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/hollywood-strike/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-26T18:46:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/np_file_242206.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_242206.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Striking actor, writers and their supporters protest in front of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on July 17.]]></image:caption>
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