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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Several major companies in Japan have begun offering equal benefits to employees’ same-sex partners, but many workplaces still do not share such a progressive approach.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiro Iwamoto (left), the first blind man to sail the Pacific nonstop, and his crew mate, Doug Smith (center), join Oscar Boyd to talk about their voyage.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A roadside screen in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Wednesday reports the death of Johnny Kitagawa, founder of talent agency Johnny &amp; Associates Inc.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a speech during the extraordinary Diet session that opened on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People listen to a stump speech by a Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate on Saturday, a day before the vote amid concerns over a recent surge in new coronavirus cases.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida boards the USS Ronald Reagan at Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A signature starter at Uozen in Niigata Prefecture: botan-ebi jumbo shrimp encased in a bouillabaisse gelee and served with daubs of saffron-garlic sauce. Uozen was featured in Robbie Swinnerton’s Destination Restaurant series in 2021.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/hoarding-disorder-japan/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The government is currently conducting a study to determine the true scope of compulsive hoarding disorder in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/alcohol-from-trees/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The huge trees that dot the Japanese countryside may be where you get your next cocktail.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed against printed Twitter logos.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's fans sing the national anthem before the start of their 2014 World Cup Group C soccer match against Ivory Coast at the Pernambuco arena in Recife, June 14, 2014.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In his congress address, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned China to be prepared for “strong waters, high waves and dangerous storms.” Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said something similar in an interview this summer.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-06-07T16:23:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/yen-fallen-20-year-low/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-07T16:23:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The yen's value has plummeted against the dollar over the past few weeks.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/beijing-2022-a-second-pandemic-olympic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-07T16:23:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/japan-anime-business-boom/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A still from 'Spirited Away,' which remains the only Japanese anime to win an Academy Award.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/ishigaki-missile-base/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-07T16:23:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ishigaki, best known for sun, sand and pineapples, is at the frontline of regional tensions between Taiwan, China and Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/omicron-surge-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-07T16:23:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cases of COVID-19 have surged across the nation since the start of 2022.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-06-07T16:24:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In 2021, Japan placed 120th out of 156 countries in the World Economic Forum's gender equality list.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/ukrainian-family-reunites/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-07T16:24:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian Maria Dovbash hugs her family in an emotional reunion Friday at Narita Airport after she traveled six days from her home in Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine to Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-06-07T16:24:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-06-07T16:24:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Though cases are low and almost all emergency measures have been lifted in Japan, the public is still taking a cautious approach to the pandemic, and mask wearing is ubiquitous.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-06-17T08:56:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cars are seen trapped in the mud following flooding and landslides in Saka, Hiroshima Prefecture, in 2018.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-06-21T19:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People opposing the revision of Japan's immigration control and refugee recognition law march in Tokyo on May 16, 2021. Many held up photos of Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, a Sri Lankan woman who died in March while being held at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau in central Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/marina-abramovic-night-in-a-coffin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-05T19:30:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The beds in Marina Abramovic's Dream House in Niigata Prefecture look a lot like coffins.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-07-23T10:52:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The tanks containing water from the disabled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are almost full.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-07-26T12:40:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mount Fuji is shot from above so that you can see the trails leading to its summit.]]></image:caption>
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