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		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:37:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akita University’s Tegata Campus]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akita University President Fumio Yamamoto | AKITA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[AU students pose with certificates in September after completing the summer intensive English program in Singapore, part of its English Marathon initiatives. | AKITA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akita University provides several venues for students to interact and learn about each other’s culture and customs. | AKITA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students from the Faculty of International Resource Sciences conduct field work in the Philippines in 2022. | AKITA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akita University President Fumio Yamamoto (front row, fourth from left) poses with Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Kenji Kanasugi (fifth from left) and the Trisakti University staff in Jakarta in September after agreeing to set up a Cooperation Research Office there. | AKITA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2023/12/16/special-supplements/efforts-underway-successfully-realize-society-5-0/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:36:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Participants from across ASEAN take part in the annual UEC Seminar in Bangkok in September.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[University of Electro-Communications President Shunichi Tano | UEC]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A delegation from the Indonesian Ministry of Communcation and Informatics visits the university in December 2022. | UEC]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tano exchanges a gift with the Executive Vice President of Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency Uracha Ruktanonchai in September. | UEC]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[University staff members participate in a Study in Japan Fair held abroad in August. | UEC]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2023/12/16/special-supplements/nurturing-women-better-prepare-leadership-roles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:35:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinohara and JWU students participated in a joint architecture workshop over the summer at Tamkang University in Taiwan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Women’s University President Satoko Shinohara | JAPAN WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Women’s University plans to establish a faculty of food and nutritional sciences in April 2025. | JAPAN WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Hyakunijunenkan Building at JWU’s Mejiro Campus was completed in February 2021 as part of the university’s 120th anniversary project. | JAPAN WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students conduct fieldwork for the workshop in Taiwan. | JAPAN WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A participant in JWU’s Study Abroad Program at Hertford College, University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, gives a debriefing session in September at JWU. | JAPAN WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2023/12/16/special-supplements/aspiring-offer-fresh-learning-perspective-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:34:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kanazawa University President Takashi Wada | KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Participants pose at the first International Symposium of Nano Life Science: Nano Biotechnology, Biosensor, Computation in Quy Nhon, Vietnam, in September. The event was supported by Rencontres du Vietnam, Nong Lam University and Kanazawa University’s Nano Life Science Institute. | KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kanazawa University has a long history of hosting exchange students from ASEAN and has produced many graduates from the region. | KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kanazawa University hosts the Study and Work in Japan Fair for Thailand 2023 in September for students seeking to study or work in Japan, as well as the Kagayaki Award research contest for high school students. | KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology at Kanazawa University uses an extensive air-monitoring network to address common and emerging air pollution problems in Asia and Oceania. | KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2023/12/16/special-supplements/another-50-years-friendship-heart-regional-prosperity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:48:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lake Toba is a scenic crater lake on the island of Sumatra.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heri Akhmadi]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ambassador Heri Akhmadi (second from left) opens the Indonesia Japan Friendship Festival in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park on Oct. 14. | Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia ]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Komodo dragon walks across an island in the Flores archipelago. | Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2023/12/16/special-supplements/cross-border-trade-sees-growth-across-wide-variety-sectors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:49:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Preah Vihear Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was listed on July 7, 2008.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tuy Ry]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Angkor Wat, Siem Reap | MINISTRY OF TOURISM]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and then-Prime Minister Hun Sen co-chair the 25th ASEAN-Japan Summit on Nov. 12, 2022, in Phnom Penh. | Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Japan]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port is the sole international and commercial deep-water port in Cambodia. | Ministry of Tourism]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Baphuon Temple | Ministry of Tourism]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Royal Palace in Phnom Penh is illuminated at night. | Ministry of Tourism]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aspara dance is a Cambodian tradition. | MINISTRY OF TOURISM]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Independence Monument is one of the landmarks of Phnom Penh. | Ministry of Tourism]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2023/12/16/special-supplements/expanding-cultural-ventures-serve-bolster-understanding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:50:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is a timeless architectural work of art and features a replica of a 16th century royal barge.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Haji Shabudin Haji Musa]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spanning 30 kilometers, the Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge is the longest bridge in Southeast Asia. | Embassy of Brunei Darussalam]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors to Ulu Temburong National Park view the 50,000-hectare expanse of undisturbed primary rainforest from the canopy walkway. | Tourism Brunei]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2023/12/16/special-supplements/companies-encouraged-widen-investments-new-growth-areas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:46:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reacts after tasting the "King of Fruit" while participating in Malaysia’s Durian Diplomacy initiative.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shahril Effendi Abd Ghany]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Malaysia is the world’s second-largest source of palm oil and a leading proponent in fostering a sustainable industry. | EMBASSY OF MALAYSIA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Embassy of Malaysia in Tokyo features a mix of Malaysian and Japanese architecture. | EMBASSY OF MALAYSIA]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2023/12/16/special-supplements/steadfast-relationship-continues-develop-across-multiple-fields/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:44:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A pair of hikers admire the sunset over the Tanon Strait on the island of Cebu.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mylene J. Garcia-Albano]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Divers drop in on a sea turtle in the waters off Apo Island. | JAN ACOSTA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boats sit along the white sand beach of Boracay. | EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2023/12/16/special-supplements/economic-growth-invites-opportunities-ties-deepen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:47:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang is one of the most important Lao monasteries.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Phongsamouth Anlavan]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A cherry tree basks in the sunshine in Lao-Japan Friendship Sakura Park in Viengsay. | ADDP]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The enigmatic Plain of Jars is a megalithic archeological UNESCO World Heritage Site. | Lao PDR Ministry of Information Culture and Tourism]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2023/12/16/special-supplements/equal-partnership-crucial-bolstering-regional-development/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:43:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Singapore’s waterfront is decorated with the iconic Marina Bay Sands and Singapore Flyer.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eng Chuan Ong]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shakes hands with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at Changi Airport in May | MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION, SINGAPORE]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Singapore was the chair of the 2018 edition of the ASEAN-Japan Summit. | MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION, SINGAPORE]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The 50-meter-tall vertical gardens of Supertree Grove are a feature of Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay. | EMBASSY OF SINGAPORE]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2023/12/16/special-supplements/robust-growing-enthusiasm-tourism-cultural-exchange/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:42:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A whispy early morning fog blankets Phu Langka Forest Park, established in 2008.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prangtip Kanchanahattakij]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ban Nong Bua Elephant Village in Surin province is part of Thailand’s diverse ecotourism scene. | TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thung Thale Luang is a reservoir in Sukhothai province with a heart-shaped island featuring a temple. | TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[JICA President Akihiko Tanaka became the first foreign person to speak at the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament, while celebrating the advancement of regional peace and prosperity on Jan. 18 in Cotabato, Philippines. | JICA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[TASC participants hold a group discussion in Chiang Mai during a field trip to Thailand between August and September.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shane Ubana (left) attends the TASC Action Plan Final Presentation on Nov. 24 in Tokyo. | KENICHI AIKAWA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Makro Thailand’s Food Solution booth showcases food from six international cuisines with ingredients imported from over 25 countries worldwide at the Makro HoReCa (hotel, restaurant and catering) event in Bangkok in November.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:33:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[UTokyo will, in the years ahead, steadily make its campuses energetic places that anyone in the world would want to come to.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[University of Tokyo President  Teruo Fujii | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Tokyo, Japan’s oldest national university, will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2027. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Center for Global Education, launched in April, features English-language studies on the U.N. sustainable development goals for undergraduate and graduate students. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fujii says the Center for Global Education aims to offer robust support for the internationalization of all students throughout their time at the university. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Image of a new model of the relationship between the university and society, based on the UTokyo Compass announced in 2021 | THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:45:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dhammayangyi Temple is the largest temple in Bagan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soe Han]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A novitiation ceremony in front of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. | MYANMAR MINISTRY OF HOTELS AND TOURISM]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cocks Comb Island, also known as Emerald Heart Island, is a popular diving site in the Myeik Archipelago. | MYANMAR MINISTRY OF HOTELS AND TOURISM]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Built around 1850, U Bein Bridge near Mandalay is the world’s longest teak bridge. | MYANMAR MINISTRY OF HOTELS AND TOURISM]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-12-15T07:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Children from Aiiku Gakuen in Minato Ward take part in the “Grand Love” charity event at Grand Hyatt Tokyo on Nov. 30.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-12-16T11:39:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[International students in Japan are able to interact with students and instructors from around the world.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-12-23T11:57:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jirai, a monk from Germany, gives sermons on Zen in English. | KOMERU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The tour features French dishes influenced by Buddhist vegetarian cuisine. | KOMERU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sarah A. Binder, professor of political science, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University | GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher A. Kojm, professor of international affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University | GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daisaku Ikeda]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daisaku Ikeda meets with Nelson Mandela in Tokyo in October 1990, shortly after Mandela’s release from prison. | SEIKYO SHIMBUN]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2024-01-30T10:15:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[ATFX Chairman Joe Li]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[ATFX Chairman Joe Li | ATFX]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2024-02-09T11:57:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2024-02-09T11:56:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors to the National Art Center, Tokyo in January peruse some of the more than 1,800 works of Japanese calligraphy selected for the 72nd Dokuritsu Sho Exhibition from across Japan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Director Osamu Matsuo explains the techniques used to create calligraphic works. | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Guided by professionals, visitors try their hand at making their own works. | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/02/23/special-supplements/imperial-hotel-toast-frank-lloyd-wrights-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-02-23T11:57:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wright’s Imperial, the "Jewel of the Orient," epitomized style, structural mastery and social vibrancy.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the Old Imperial Bar in Tokyo, visitors can drink in Wright’s architectural legacy, together with the hotel’s signature cocktail. | IMPERIAL HOTEL]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the Old Imperial Bar in Tokyo, visitors can drink in Wright’s architectural legacy, together with the hotel’s signature cocktail. | IMPERIAL HOTEL]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Whether Western or Japanese, an.a studio can cater to both lifestyles.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The furniture, made locally in Kyushu, and colors of Unzen Miyazaki Ryokan's lobby are neutral to allow guests to better enjoy the beautiful views of the Japanese garden and the mountains beyond.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[JTB Global Marketing &amp; Travel's new tours make it easier to enjoy broad regions of Japan, including the Shimanami Kaido expressway linking Honshu with Shikoku.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[JTBGMT President and CEO Tsuneo Ishida | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, is considered one of Japan’s three most beautiful gardens. | COPYRIGHT: KANAZAWA MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[During a 'countryside stays' tour, guests can sleep in a renovated traditional Japanese house.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spectacular orange pillars of fire soar into the sky at the Agon Shu Fire Rites Festival in Kyoto on Feb. 11. Some 18 million gomagi (prayer sticks) were burned this year.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Agon Shu faithful dressed as &lt;i&gt;yamabushi&lt;/i&gt; (mountain priests) wend their way toward the organization’s amphitheater.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A female mountain priest shoots arrows to exorcise evil spirits from the festival venue.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fudo Myoo statues, which are usually kept at Agon Shu dojos across Japan, are displayed at the festival as symbols of earthquake protection.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kono-Yu is named after the Oriental white stork, or &lt;i&gt;konotori&lt;/i&gt; in Japanese, and one of Kinosaki Onsen's seven public hot springs. | VISIT KINOSAKI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[JV-Campus is an international gateway to higher education and careers in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[JV-Campus has various areas to support learning, growth and international exchange. | ADOBE STOCK]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[JV-Campus offers free courses on Japanese culture and advanced literacy. | ADOBE STOCK]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2024-03-29T11:57:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenyan environmental activist Elizabeth Wathuti (center) joins the Global Climate Strike in Nairobi in September 2021.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daisaku Ikeda greets young people in Milan in 1981. | SEIKYO SHIMBUN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Mirai Action Festival at the National Stadium in Tokyo on March 24, saw 66,000 young people attend, along with a further half a million viewers online. &lt;i&gt;Mirai&lt;/i&gt; means future in Japanese. | SEIKYO SHIMBUN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Junko Higuchi (center), manager of Kakurinbo, is recognized at the Japan Travel Awards ceremony on March 7 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2024-03-30T11:57:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[At the ribbon-cutting ceremony with Toshu Fukami standing in between Kao Kim Hourn and Peter Phillips.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tsubaki Oniyakko and Fukami in a talk session held on March 17. | TTJ TACHIBANA PUBLISHING]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukami explained his works to participants of the ceremony. | TTJ TACHIBANA PUBLISHING]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/04/05/special-supplements/symbiosis-ranch-hotel-creates-unique-guest-experience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-05T11:57:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[General Manager Yu Osumi and executive chef Maghanath Aryal at Hotel Continental Fuchu in Tokyo check out vegetables from Tohoku Bokujo Ranch.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/04/08/special-supplements/allure-japans-food-culture-spread-visitors-via-social-media/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-08T11:57:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A visit to Hokkaido Wine Co. Ltd.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tour participants watch footage on Matsukawaura’s fishing port, greatly affected by the 2011 earthquake. | JFOODO]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2024-04-19T11:57:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Tokyo plans to make its campuses energetic places that attract students from all over the world.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[University of Tokyo President Teruo Fujii | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Introduced in 2021, the UTokyo Compass provides a new take on the relationship between the university and society. | UTOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sapix Yozemi Group CEO Toshiro Takamiya | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The University of Tokyo, the oldest national university in Japan, will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2027. | UTOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Teruo Fujii]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toshiro Takamiya]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/04/19/events-information/worshippers-dignitaries-gather-in-hyogo-for-buddhist-day-rites/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-19T07:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A children’s procession featuring the flags of the 51 member countries of the Buddhist Summit makes the approach to the main hall of the Royal Grand Hall of Buddhism at Muryojuji Head Temple in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 8.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni celebrates Buddha’s birth by pouring sacred water on the statue of newborn Buddha at the Royal Grand Hall of Buddhism at Muryojuji Head Temple in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 8. | THE BUDDHIST SUMMIT HEADQUARTERS]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/04/19/special-supplements/atfx-hires-veteran-siju-daniel-new-cco/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-19T18:39:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[ATFX Chief Commercial Officer Siju Daniel]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[ATFX Chief Commercial Officer Siju Daniel | ATFX]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/05/02/special-supplements/japan-aims-extend-efforts-free-fair-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-02T07:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets secretary-general of the OECD Mathias Cormann]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fumio Kishida]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/05/02/special-supplements/oecd-relevant-prosperity-southeast-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-02T06:59:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoko Kamikawa, Minister for Foreign Affairs]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoko Kamikawa, Minister for Foreign Affairs]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/05/02/special-supplements/oecd-southeast-asia-new-global-economic-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-02T06:58:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[METI Minister Ken Saito and OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann meet on Jan. 10.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ken Saito, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/05/02/special-supplements/international-cooperation-necessary-address-data-governance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-02T06:57:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[image12_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Digital Transformation Minister Taro Kono receives a warm welcome from OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taro Kono, Minister for Digital Transformation]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Pacific Climate Change Centre in Apia is fully powered by the sun, with 20% of the solar panels on its roof funded by Japan. | PCCC]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[JICA supports economic activities on remote islands such as Kiribati (above) by rebuilding roads damaged by storm surge, a deadly ocean phenomena exacerbated by rising sea levels.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Monitors record environmental data to preserve coastal ecosystems, such as these mangrove forests in Palau. | JICA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Ravilevu Nature Reserve is a shining example of Fiji’s dedication to preserving mangroves. | GETTY IMAGES]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tongan Ambassador Tevita Suka Mangisi poses with former Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers at a talk held in April 2023 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the JOCV’s arrival in Tonga. | EMBASSY OF TONGA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[After a year’s delay, the COP26 climate summit is underway at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone is home to major electronics, semiconductor and solar power manufacturers. | GETTY IMAGES]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[David Semaya (left), executive chairman and representative director of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management, poses with Bodenheimer at an investor event on Aug. 26 at the Tokyo American Club.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sake is a staple of Japanese cuisine but is increasingly finding favor as a partner for Western food. | GETTY IMAGES]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sake breweries traditionally hang cedar balls under their eaves. | GETTY IMAGES]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A top-rate izakaya with good food and a knowledgeable staff is a perfect place to enjoy sake. | GETTY IMAGES]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2024-10-21T12:24:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daisaku Ikeda delivers a lecture on global citizenship education at Columbia University’s Teachers College, in New York in 1996. | SEIKYO SHIMBUN]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/10/23/special-supplements/osaka-hotel-prides-acceptance-inclusion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-23T11:53:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nambar10 offers a spot to kick back and relax in a comfortable and welcoming environment. | SWISSOTEL NANKAI OSAKA]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2024-10-23T11:52:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sekisui House staffers lunch together on June 24 via S-Ally Circle, an online forum launched this year as a Pride Month project. | SEKISUI HOUSE LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Fairfield by Marriott Kyoto Kyotamba hotel opened in October 2020. | FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT KYOTO KYOTAMBA]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/10/23/special-supplements/city-aims-asias-top-international-tourism-spot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-23T11:54:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Osaka Convention &amp; Tourism Bureau hopes to make the city a place where everyone feels welcome.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The 2023 IGLTA conference in Puerto Rico saw more than 700 attendees. | GHOST EDITS]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees pose at last year’s IGLTA conference in Puerto Rico in October 2023. | GHOST EDITS]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshi Mizohata]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Osaka Castle offers sweeping city views. | OSAKA CONVENTION &amp; TOURISM BUREAU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dotonbori is home to a wide variety of restaurants. | OSAKA CONVENTION &amp; TOURISM BUREAU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Activities like this knife-making experience are available. | OSAKA CONVENTION &amp; TOURISM BUREAU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Expo ’70 Commemorative Park stands on the site of the 1970 World Expo. | OSAKA CONVENTION &amp; TOURISM BUREAU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[America-mura (America Village) is known as the center of youth culture in Osaka. | OSAKA CONVENTION &amp; TOURISM BUREAU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dotonbori is the heart of Osaka’s entertainment district. | OSAKA CONVENTION &amp; TOURISM BUREAU]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2024-10-28T19:31:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukami performs one of his original songs. | TTJ TACHIBANA PUBLISHING]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/10/29/special-supplements/excellent-chance-learn-make-life-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-29T16:59:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People can enjoy a variety of international cuisine from embassies, restaurants and others at the World Food Fair at the 2024 Expat Expo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/10/30/special-supplements/prizes-recognize-schools-international-student-programs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-30T11:57:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The 2024 Ryugaku Awards saw schools from east and west Japan receive awards on June 28.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ten schools were recognized for excellence. | JAPAN RYUGAKU AWARDS]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Principal Sekai Funayama]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[President Shoichi Suzuki]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Principal Daisei Yamano]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vice President Masayoshi Noguchi]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[President Yoshiaki Matsumae]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Director, International Center Makoto Shishido]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Located near the East Gate of the expo, the Kansai Pavilion will feature exhibits from nine of Japan’s western prefectures. | UNION OF KANSAI GOVERNMENTS]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA['Kyoto Irodori Expo Kotoiro,' a promotional event for expo-related activities, took place in front of Kyoto Station on Oct 12.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[At the Nordic Fintech Week 2024, I got to meet new people from the industry and take in the latest trends. | ERI YOKOISHI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's amazing to be able to travel around Europe as if I was traveling domestically in Japan. In London I went to the theaters and saw a musical. I also traveled to Munich for the Oktoberfest. | ERI YOKOISHI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Screen’s long history goes back to Ishida Kyokuzan Printing Works, founded in 1868.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Representative Director and President of Screen Semiconductor Solutions Akihiko Okamoto]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroaki Takahashi, head of the Cleaning Elemental Technology Development Department]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Screen proactively uses digital simulations in its research and development. Far left: A simulation of wafer deformation on a wafer chuck; Left: Wetting phenomena visualized on a nanometer scale]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The S3-5 factory commenced operation in January at the company’s Hikone Site.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2024-12-20T14:11:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[CMOS image sensors are essential creation technology. | GETTY IMAGES]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terushi Shimizu, representative director, president and CEO, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Image sensors convert light photons into electrical signals.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nagasaki Technology Center]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Working toward ensuring safety and security in mobility]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pursue the ideal environmental performance in the industry.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/12/11/special-supplements/advancing-semiconductor-progress-substrates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-20T14:12:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toppan executive officers Kazunori Katsumura (left) and Akihiko Furuya speak with The Japan Times on Oct. 1 at Toppan office in Minato-ku, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toppan executive officers Kazunori Katsumura (left) and Akihiko Furuya speak with The Japan Times on Oct. 1 at Toppan office in Minato-ku, Tokyo. | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toppan’s FC-BGA substrates create distinct superiority in high-speed transmission lines. | TOPPAN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Left: Toppan’s Niigata Plant has been mass producing FC-BGA substrates since 2014 and is preparing to add another production line in 2026. Right: Toppan’s Singapore Plant aims to ensure a stable supply of FC-BGA substrates when completed at the end of 2026. | TOPPAN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chip-last type organic redistribution layers made by utilizing damascene wiring formation | TOPPAN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toppan is capable of developing glass substrates that have through glass vias with cavities of different depths. | TOPPAN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Toppan RDL Embedded Coreless Substrate is a coreless organic interposer capable of assuring standalone electrical inspection. | TOPPAN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toppan's new Ishikawa Plant will have a line for the development and mass production of next-generation semiconductor packages. | TOPPAN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Extreme ultraviolet photomasks are a No. 1 candidate for next-generation lithography. | TOPPAN]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/12/11/special-supplements/labor-short-chip-ecosystem-key-engaging-ai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-20T14:13:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoshiharu Muto holds a news conference after visiting a construction site of Rapidus Corp. in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Oct. 24.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2024-12-20T14:13:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/12/11/special-supplements/school-broadens-chip-courses-diversify-talent-pool-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-20T14:16:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyushu University’s Ito Campus covers a vast expanse in the hills overlooking Hakata Bay off Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyushu University President Tatsuro Ishibashi]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyushu University Senior Vice President Masaharu Shiratani]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyushu U students walk past Shiiki Hall at the university’s Ito Campus.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/12/11/special-supplements/complete-training-basics-chip-production/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-20T14:17:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toyohashi University of Technology operates on a modern campus in Aichi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toyohashi University of Technology interim President Akihiro Wakahara]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[IRES2 Director Kazuaki Sawada]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The IRES2 facility offers hands-on chip design. | TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Researchers can prototype fusion devices with materials such as compound semiconductors, silicon and carbon nanomaterials in a clean room at the IRES2 facility. | TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/12/11/special-supplements/top-tier-school-revamps-outlook-global-impact/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-20T14:18:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Waseda University President Aiji Tanaka | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students study in a classroom on the Waseda Campus. | WASEDA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Nishiwaseda Campus, which is being renovated, will add three new buildings to house the School of Fundamental Science and Engineering as shown in this artist’s image. | WASEDA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An image of the new Building 9 that Waseda University plans to open in 2027 at its central campus in Shinjuku Ward. | WASEDA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/12/11/special-supplements/diamonds-open-path-power-efficient-microchips/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-20T14:18:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Devices for making diamond semiconductors are shown at the Hiroshi Kawarada Laboratory.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Waseda University School of Fundamental Science and Engineering professor Hiroshi Kawarada | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The clean room at the Nishiwaseda Campus | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Nishiwaseda Campus is in Shinjuku Ward’s Okubo district. | WASEDA UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/12/11/special-supplements/nurturing-experts-chip-quantum-tech-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-20T14:19:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students prepare for a presentation at Yokohama National University’s Tokiwadai Campus.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[YNU President Izuru Umehara | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Institute of Advanced Sciences houses YNU’s Semiconductor and Quantum Integrated Electronics Research Center. | YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fumihiro Inoue, vice director of the Semiconductor and Quantum Integrated Electronics Research Center | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomoyuki Horikiri, head of the Quantum Internet Laboratory at the Semiconductor and Quantum Integrated Electronics Research Center | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[YNU’s Tokiwadai Campus | YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The sign at the main gate of Yokohama National University, which occupies one of the city’s largest and greenest tracts of land at the Tokiwadai Campus. | YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The interior of Lquom, a startup that was born at the university’s Horikiri Laboratory. | YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students listen to a presentation on computer frameworks at the Tokiwadai Campus. | YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2024/12/28/special-supplements/pursuit-perfection-award-winning-bartender-kobe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-28T11:57:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuya Morisaki prepares his original Tefu Tefu cocktail at Savoy hommage, his bar in Kobe.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuya Morisaki offers his original Tefu Tefu cocktail to a guest after winning Suntory The Cocktail Award 2024. | SUNTORY SPIRITS LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuya Morisaki (fourth from right) of Savoy hommage in Kobe poses with other competitors after winning The Cocktail Award 2024. | SUNTORY SPIRITS LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The garnish, featuring a daikon butterfly and lime zest with radish flowers, for the award-winning Tefu Tefu cocktail created by Kobe bartender Kazuya Morisaki | SUNTORY SPIRITS LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Savoy hommage in Kobe | SUNTORY SPIRITS LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The interior of Savoy hommage | SUNTORY SPIRITS LTD.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/01/27/special-supplements/takara-holdings-updates-upgrades-treasured-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-01-27T11:57:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The company name ."Takara." means treasure. Its logo is a design based on the old-style character for "takara."]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The sake museum at Takara Sake USA has a tasting room. | TAKARA HOLDINGS]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The sparkling Japanese sake, Mio, is loved in over 40 countries. | TAKARA HOLDINGS]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/01/26/special-supplements/hope-deliberate-decision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-01-27T13:58:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hibakusha share their testimonies at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024. Organized by the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the forum was cosponsored by Soka Gakkai International and other organizations.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-SGI President Daisaku Ikeda (right) meets Nobel Peace Prize laureate Joseph Rotblat of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs in Okinawa on Feb. 10, 2000, to discuss ways to eliminate nuclear weapons. | SEIKYO SHIMBUN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soka Gakkai has been documenting the testimonies of A-bomb survivors since the early 1970s and has produced video recordings of several hibakusha, including Keiko Ogura.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/02/07/events-information/calligraphy-workshop-lets-attendees-sho-off/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-07T07:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Exhibition visitors try their hands at sho.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/02/07/special-supplements/japans-smallest-prefecture-big-art-culture-nature/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-07T11:57:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chichibugahama Beach is known for its dramatic reflecting pools and sunsets.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Local candy known as wasanbon are shown with the molds used to make them — an activity visitors are encouraged to try.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kotohira-Gu Shrine, built halfway up Mount Zozu, is said to date back to the first century and serve as a patron of sailors and maritime transport.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Negoroji temple is one of 88 that must be visited to complete the roughly 1,400-km Buddhist pilgrimage known as the Shikoku Henro, part of which runs through Kagawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railroad, known locally as the Kotoden, features train cars from various periods of Japan’s railway history that are colorfully decorated by Kagawa residents and businesses.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/02/24/special-supplements/fostering-cordial-ties-abroad-supporting-people-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-24T11:57:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Naruhito arrives at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium for the 50th Japan Wheelchair Basketball Championship on Feb. 2.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Naruhito chats with King Charles III as their carriage arrives at Buckingham Palace in London on June 25. | JIJI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A procession for Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, King Charles III and Queen Camilla heads for Buckingham Palace through the Mall in London on June 25. | JIJI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The imperial couple revisit their old stomping grounds at the University of Oxford on June 28 before leaving the U.K. after an official visit. | JIJI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The emperor and empress visit flood evacuees at Wajima Junior High School in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17. | JIJI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Masako, Emperor Naruhito and their daughter, Princess Aiko, chat during a walk through the grounds of the Nasu Imperial Villa in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 12. | JIJI]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/03/01/special-supplements/japan-science-technology-agency-offers-online-science-research-portal-site/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-01T11:57:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[News, stories and interviews with both domestic and foreign researchers, as well as a range of Japanese content are now available on Science Japan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Science Japan is published by the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s Asia and Pacific Research Center, which aims to promote mutual understanding between Japan and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region via its science news portal sites. | JST]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[You can find a wide range of research reports in PDF format on Science Japan, including content related to innovation, research and development trends and related economic and social conditions in countries and territories across the Asia-Pacific region. (https://sj.jst.go.jp/publications/researchreports/index.html) | JST]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/02/28/events-information/amulet-makers-cross-swords-yokohama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-28T07:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A sword made by Koji Manzoku is shown next to an unidentified black lacquer scabbard decorated with cherry blossoms.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A sword made by Koji Manzoku is shown next to an unidentified black lacquer scabbard decorated with cherry blossoms.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/02/19/special-supplements/economist-looks-future-solar-power-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-10T15:56:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solar panels and wind turbines in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, in May]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vice President and economics professor at the University of Tokyo Hiroshi Ohashi]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/02/19/special-supplements/shifting-clean-energy-via-green-transformation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-10T15:57:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The path to carbon neutrality is likely to be a winding one, with adjustments needed at each ridge and valley along the way.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left) and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (seventh from left) attend the opening of the AZEC Leaders Meeting in Vientiane, on Oct. 11. | JIJI]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/02/19/special-supplements/storage-transmission-solutions-transition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-10T15:58:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[FPS offers storage batteries that allow power to be used, traded or sold through its aggregation service.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[FPS Renewable Energy Division Director Soma Ito | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/02/19/special-supplements/plastic-alternative-offers-carbon-dioxide-fix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-10T15:58:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kaneka Corp. aims to replace traditional plastic products, including PET bottles, with those made from Green Planet.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shunsuke Sato is the leader of Kaneka Corp.’s CO2 Innovation Laboratory. | KANEKA CORP.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A display shows how long it takes utensils and other items made of Green Planet to degrade in seawater. | KANEKA CORP.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Green Planet is primarily produced at Kaneka’s plant in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture. | KANEKA CORP.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/02/19/special-supplements/ready-catalyze-shift-hydrogen-society/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-10T15:59:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Platinum-based catalysts are instrumental in the transition to a hydrogen society.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomoyuki Tada, COO of Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co. | TANAKA]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/02/19/special-supplements/innovations-technologies-sustainable-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-10T16:01:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Yanmar Clean Energy Site is a demonstration facility showcasing next-generation energy equipment.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chief Sustainability Officer Mariko Shirafuji]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yanmar makes a variety of battery-powered construction equipment.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The YC100 composter is used in Japan to recycle food waste as part of resource-recycling initiatives.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The YV01 spraying robot is designed for vineyards, which often have steep slopes that make cultivation dangerous.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/03/17/special-supplements/japans-coolest-cool-cjpf-award-2025/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-17T11:57:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Winners of this year’s CJPF Award pose for a group photo at the Cabinet Office building in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Breath of Nagano: Creativity Born of Restriction" by Nagano Prefecture | CJPF AWARD 2025]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["The Heart of Noh: English Edition" by Tsunao Yamai | CJPF AWARD 2025]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[TeamLab’s "Floating Flower Garden: Flowers and I are of the Same Root, the Garden and I are One" | TEAMLAB]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/03/19/special-supplements/tokyos-global-vision-startups-driving-sustainable-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-19T15:47:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[More than 700 participants attend the winter TIB Global Day 2025 in January as part of the lead-up to SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Perfect Corp. General Manager Rob Isozaki explains the company’s achievements in the Japanese market during an event at TIB Global Day 2025 Winter at Tokyo Innovation Base in the Marunouchi district on Jan. 30. | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Innovative Technology Academic Maestro project provides aspirational students with opportunities to join pitch events and discussions. | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike explains the vision behind the Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo initiative at Tokyo Innovation Base in the Marunouchi district on Jan. 30. | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/03/25/special-supplements/niigata-remains-one-japans-top-names-rice-sake-premium-produce/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-25T11:57:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[81700f86675fba4ad0246208dd395d71.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Snowmelt, mountains and rich soil all combine to give Niigata the perfect conditions for growing rice.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Snowmelt, mountains and rich soil all combine to give Niigata the perfect conditions for growing rice.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[White rice is a staple of Japanese cuisine, accompanying everything from meat and vegetables to soups and seafood.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Niigata wagyu is known for its tenderness and flavor.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Le Lectier pears were cultivated from seedlings imported from France at the beginning of the 20th century.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Niigata’s Echigohime strawberries, which were introduced in 1996, can be enjoyed later in the year than many other varieties.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/03/31/special-supplements/artist-fukami-shows-works-birthday-bash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-31T11:57:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Artist Toshu Fukami poses with Canadian model and nutritionist Maye Musk during a birthday event on March 18 in Chiba Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukami (10th from left) cuts the ribbon at the opening ceremony. | TTJ TACHIBANA PUBLISHING]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukami speaks with attendees on the first day of the event. | TTJ TACHIBANA PUBLISHING]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/04/12/special-supplements/grand-ring-pavilions-daily-events-stars-show/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-04-12T11:57:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Grand Ring that surrounds the main expo grounds is the world’s largest wooden architectural structure.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A massive demonstration of traditional dance is planned for the summer.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/04/12/special-supplements/advancements-health-care-startup-innovations-display/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-04-12T11:55:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideyuki Yokoyama]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dotonbori is known as the center of Osaka’s nightlife scene.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/04/12/special-supplements/kyoto-artisanal-fans-defy-common-sensu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-04-12T11:53:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Though situated in Kyoto’s busy Fuyacho Rokkaku district, Hakuchikudo has a calm atmosphere that allows customers to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A wide range of products are available exclusively at the main store, including fans for ceremonial use, one-of-a-kind fans made from kimono fabric, and hand-painted folding fans of both paper and fabric construction. | HAKUCHIKUDO]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/05/02/special-supplements/working-foster-friendships-based-culture-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-05-02T11:57:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[From left: Michiichiro Ito, Ruriko Sakuraba and Ritsuko Kaneko founded Ruriko Co. in 2023.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ruriko Sakuraba speaks about Japanese culture during the C3 Summit at the Union League Club in New York on Sept. 16, 2024. | RURIKO CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Manmaru Club Sun-sun Kai holds one of its cultural exchange meetings aboard the Tokyo Symphony Sunset Cruise on Nov. 27, 2024, in Tokyo. | RURIKO CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sakuraba poses with a visitor at Ruriko Corp.’s booth at the C3 Summit in New York in September 2024. | RURIKO CO.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/05/14/special-supplements/efforts-see-groups-live-peaceful-coexistence-ongoing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-05-14T11:57:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Musawah is a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family that advances human rights for women living in Muslim contexts.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Musawah co-founder Ziba Mir-Hosseini speaks at a 2015 publication event in London. | MUSAWAH]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Musawah Board Chair Zainah Anwar (fourth from left) attends the 68th session of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in Geneva, in 2017. | MUSAWAH]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/05/19/special-supplements/importance-teeth-alignment-orthodontic-treatment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-05-19T11:57:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Dr.-Kaku-1_web2.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[After studying in Japan and the United States, Dr. John Kaku started his Tokyo practice in 1994.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Photo-no.-2-teeth-with-aligner_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Well-aligned teeth are important for both health and comfort. | ALIGN TECHNOLOGY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Invisalign mouthpiece-style aligners are discreet, comfortable and have predictability, compared with past Invisalign aligners, and are worth considering for a confident smile. | ALIGN TECHNOLOGY]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/05/19/special-supplements/sanyo-shokai-ceo-details-new-3-year-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-05-19T11:58:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[With medium- and long-term business plans in place, Sanyo Shokai Representative Director, CEO and President Shinji Oe hopes to become the top performer in Japan’s apparel market.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[With medium- and long-term business plans in place, Sanyo Shokai Representative Director, CEO and President Shinji Oe hopes to become the top performer in Japan’s apparel market. | ARK COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In formulating the new medium-term business plan, the company first set long-term goals for the next 10 years, and then backtracked from there to develop a three-year plan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/05/special-supplements/bunka-suginami-canadian-international-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-05T11:57:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A group of students toss their caps high into the air, celebrating the end of their high school chapter]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/07/special-supplements/innovations-toward-sustainable-marine-economies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-07T11:50:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Coral transplantation in Onna village, Okinawa]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Farmed juvenile coral | MASANORI KOBAYASHI]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/07/special-supplements/spf-institute-advances-ocean-policy-science-nexus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-07T11:54:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[SPF_Photo01_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[SPF President Atsushi Sunami speaks at the Blue Africa Summit.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/07/special-supplements/restoring-fish-habitats-oyster-shell-structures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-07T11:48:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[shellnurse-P8235094_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Shellnurse artificial reef in La Paz, Mexico]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DSCN4341_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shellnurse components containing oyster shells | MASANORI KOBAYASHI]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/07/special-supplements/mitsui-o-s-k-lines-leads-way-sustainable-shipping/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-07T11:44:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MOL_photo01_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[MOL_photo01_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[MOL’s ammonia-powered freight vessel]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MOL_photo02_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A mangrove workshop in Mauritius last December. | MITSUI O.S.K. LINES LTD.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/07/special-supplements/bonds-catalyze-financing-blue-economies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-07T11:52:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DSCN9820_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[DSCN9820_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Oyster farming is a key form of aquaculture in Iwate Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Mizuho_Photo01_2_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[World Ocean Summit 2025 Side Event at Mizuho. | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/07/special-supplements/charting-new-future-blue-ocean-dome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-07T11:46:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ZERI-_JAPAN_photo01_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ZERI-_JAPAN_photo01_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Blue Ocean Dome at Expo 2025 in Osaka, an immersive pavilion on ocean beauty and fragility.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/05/special-supplements/trailblazer-industrial-scales-weighs-packing-sectors-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-05T11:55:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/466514_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[466514_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dataweigh combination scales precisely distribute salad at a large produce factory.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yamato Scale Executive Director Ryo Shimizu | YAMATO SCALE CO. LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/466517a_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A conveyor system built around a Dataweigh can carry various products to the top of the scale for weighing. | YAMATO SCALE CO. LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/468118_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This image shows how a Dataweigh might fit when installed in a production line. | YAMATO SCALE CO. LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/464735_web-310x392.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yamato Corp. Director of Marketing and Business Strategy Amanda King | YAMATO SCALE CO. LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/464734_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yamato Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of Yamato Scale | YAMATO SCALE CO. LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/466515_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An advanced Dataweigh Omega Plus weighs a batch of potato chips. | YAMATO SCALE CO. LTD.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/05/special-supplements/trade-show-ushers-latest-food-tech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-05T11:50:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/466746_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[466746_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[More than 110,000 people attended FOOMA 2024.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/466744_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chairperson of the FOOMA Japan 2025 Exhibition Committee Minoru Onoe speaks at an April 3 news conference.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/466745_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees listen as a vendor speaks about his company’s products at the 2024 show.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/07/special-supplements/sasakawa-peace-foundation-aims-help-catalyze-u-n-ocean-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-07T11:56:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AdobeStock_162844840_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[AdobeStock_162844840_web.jpg]]></image:title>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/sunami_photo_web-310x392.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Atsushi Sunami, president of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/11/special-supplements/isps-sponsor-senior-open-golf-tourney/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-11T11:57:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/470897_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[470897_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[From left: The R&amp;A Chief Commercial Officer Neil Armit, ISPS Chairman Haruhisa Handa and The R&amp;A Director of Commercial Partnerships Henry Keeling pose at a May 20 news conference on Handa’s sponsorship of the Senior Open golf tournament.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/470896-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Handa explains the details of sponsoring the Senior Open, which is organized by The R&amp;A. | ISPS]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/20/events-information/summer-dining-delights-await-beside-tokyo-bay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-20T07:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/473681_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[473681_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Various course menus are available at barbecue terrace Ablaze.]]></image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/473682_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People can enjoy drinks and light alfresco meals at the Terrace Lounge.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/23/special-supplements/belgrade-set-host-specialised-expo-2027/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-23T10:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/473719_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[473719_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/473719_web2-310x392.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali | THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/30/special-supplements/osaka-expo-provides-opportunity-japan-showcase-vision-inclusive-society/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-30T11:35:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/470500_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[470500_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dancers perform "Breakthrough Journey" in Tokyo in October 2022.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/470498_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Participants rehearse for their "Breakthrough Journey" dance performance in Tokyo in 2022, building a strong sense of camaraderie. | RYOHEI TOMITA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/471341_web.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/474108_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The "Spread Our Common Sense" art project was held at the Osaka Expo. | BIG-I]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/470495_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Professional dancers give lessons to participants at a dance camp in Osaka in August 2024. | 500G]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/465565_web-310x207.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/06/30/special-supplements/information-discover-japans-spirit-osaka-exposition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-30T11:30:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/469759_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[469759_web.jpg]]></image:title>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/469759_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[THE NOHGAKU PERFORMERS’ ASSOCIATION]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/469755_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NINGYO JORURI BUNRAKU ZA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/469756_web-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[3) Ishikawa Festival]]></image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/469758_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[RYOHEI TOMITA]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/469757_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An Iwami Kagura Shinto performance will be the opening act on Oct. 8. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/04/special-supplements/meiji-university-math-meets-art-kokichi-sugiharas-illusions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-04T15:26:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250602-38_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[250602-38_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Professor Sugihara displays his "Going home."]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/05e53bf25e668d714d4f70196ba6b61b.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Professor Sugihara inspects the installation of the white arrows at the Osaka Expo in March 2025.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250602-52_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Optical illusions that seem to change shape in a mirror]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250602-38_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Professor Sugihara displays his "Going home."]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/5412034d4f63826aacf832f1cc74295a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Workshop at the Osaka Expo 2025]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/c6f26b47ec5caadb0388ae3f305859dd-310x118.jpg</image:loc>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/07/special-supplements/exhibition-showcases-latest-machine-tech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-07T11:57:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/474424_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[474424_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees listen to presentations by industry leaders at the 2024 Manufacturing World Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/474425_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees navigate the 2024 edition of Manufacturing World Tokyo, which drew nearly 70,000 people. | RX JAPAN LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/474535_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A vendor explains his company’s products at a previous show. | RX JAPAN LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Manufacturing_sp_web.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/07/special-supplements/misumis-digital-push-transforms-machine-parts-sourcing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-07T11:55:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/476390_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[476390_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Misumi’s digital parts procurement platform, meviy, utilizes artificial intelligence to offer quotes nearly instantly based on customers’ parts data.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/476387_web-310x392.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Misumi Group President Ryusei Ono | ARC COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/466662_web-310x392.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Misumi Group CIO Arata Shimizu | ARC COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Misumi_graphic_web.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/472014_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Once data is uploaded, meviy makes 'parts on demand' a reality, simplifying fabrication with no minimum order requirements. | MISUMI GROUP INC.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[ATUSHI YAMAGUCHI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The view of the sky through the iconic canopy connects people to the world and the future.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The university’s REISI facility boasts state-of-the-art technology. | KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kumamoto University President Hisao Ogawa]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Research and Education Institute for Semiconductors and Informatics distinguished professor Hiroshi Nakashima]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students can conduct cutting-edge research at the university’s REISI facility. | KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A delegation from Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region poses at the ITA’s office during SusHiTech Tokyo in May. | ITA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Innovation and opportunity blend at Bahrain Bay at the heart of Manama’s evolving waterfront.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Headquartered in Doha, QNB is the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Under the theme of “Building Bridges,” the ASEAN Pavilion at the Osaka Expo showcases the multifaceted work of the group across the region.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The prince attends his entrance ceremony at the University of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture on April 5. | JIJI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The prince and his father Crown Prince Akishino (right) examine a hornet’s nest during a visit to Tamagawa University’s insect science laboratory in Machida, Tokyo, on April 6. | JIJI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The prince, his father and Princess Kiko attend the prince’s entrance ceremony at Ochanomizu University Elementary School on April 7, 2013. | KOJI SASAHARA, POOL / AFP-JIJI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[아마노가와 농장의 간판에는 프랑스어로 '별빛 아래 인생은 아름답다'라는 문구가 적혀 있습니다. | 시미즈 료이치]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[부케는 농장에서 닭을 키웁니다. | 시미즈 료이치]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Центр сельскохозяйственных технологий Фукусимы в г. Корияма играет ведущую роль в осуществлении строгого контроля продукции сельского хозяйства, лесоводства и рыбного промысла префектуры. | РЁИТИ СИМИДЗУ]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cотрудник Центра сельскохозяйственных технологий Фукусимы сканирует QR-код для ввода информации об образце. | РЁИТИ СИМИДЗУ]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Le Centre de technologie agricole de Fukushima, situé à Koriyama, supervise les contrôles rigoureux des produits agricoles, forestiers et halieutiques de la préfecture. | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Une procession d’environ 400 samouraïs en armure traditionnelle transmise de génération en génération, lors d’un défilé à Minami-Soma, dans la préfecture de Fukushima.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Émilie Bouquet, agricultrice et illustratrice, cultive des fruits rouges, des légumes et des herbes aromatiques dans la ville d’Okuma, préfecture de Fukushima.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Une pancarte à la ferme Amanogawa porte aussi un message en français : « La vie est belle sous les étoiles. » | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Une carte illustrée de Fukushima, dessinée par Émilie, met en valeur les principaux attraits de la préfecture. | ÉMILIE BOUQUET]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Émilie élève des poules dans sa ferme. | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/19/special-supplements/fukushima-forward-germany/1_qualitat-und-entschlossenheit-verbessern-die-landwirtschaft/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-10T09:50:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Professionelle Pfirsichzüchter in Fukushima prüfen sorgfältig Farbe, Form und Größe jedes Pfirsichs und ernten nur die perfekt gereiften.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Das Fukushima Agricultural Technology Centre in Koriyama leitet die strengen Überwachungsinspektionen der Präfektur von Agrar-, Forst- und Fischereiprodukten. | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ein Angestellter scannt einen QR-Code, um Probeinformationen am Fukushima Agricultural Technology Centre einzugeben. | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/19/special-supplements/fukushima-forward-germany/2_soma-nomaoi-ein-fest-von-tradition-und-resilienz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-10T09:50:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eine Prozession von rund 400 bunten Samurai trägt eine traditionelle Rüstung, die von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben wurde, während einer Parade in Minami-Soma, Präfektur Fukushima.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Teilnehmer am Ritual des Einfangens des Wildpferds sichern ihr Ziel am 26. Mai im Soma Odaka-Schrein. | SOMA NOMAOI GENERAL INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ein Pferd und ein Reiter bei einem morgendlichen Übungslauf für das Soma Nomaoi am Strand in der Präfektur Fukushima. | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/19/special-supplements/fukushima-forward-germany/3_franzosische-landwirtin-pflanzt-samen-fur-die-zukunft-von-okuma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-10T09:50:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emilie Bouquet, Landwirtin und Illustratorin, züchtet Beeren, Gemüse und Kräuter in der Stadt Okuma, Präfektur Fukushima.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ein Schild bei der Amanogawa-Farm trägt auch eine Nachricht in Französisch: „Das Leben unter den Sternen ist wunderschön.' | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eine illustrierte Karte von Fukushima, entworfen von Bouquet, präsentiert bemerkenswerte Höhepunkte der Präfektur. | EMILIE BOUQUET]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bouquet hält Hühner auf ihrer Farm. | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/19/special-supplements/fukushima-forward-s-chinese/1_%e4%bb%a5%e5%93%81%e8%b4%a8%e4%b8%8e%e5%86%b3%e5%bf%83%e9%87%8d%e5%a1%91%e5%86%9c%e4%b8%9a/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-10T09:50:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[475078_web-s2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[福岛的桃子种植专家会仔细检查每个桃子的颜色、形状和大小，只采摘那些达到最佳状态的桃子。]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[位于郡山市的福岛农业综合中心负责领导该县对农林渔业产品进行严格的监测检查。 | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[在福岛农业综合中心，一名工作人员扫描二维码以输入样本信息。 | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/19/special-supplements/fukushima-forward-s-chinese/2_%e7%9b%b8%e9%a9%ac%e9%87%8e%e9%a9%ac%e8%bf%bd%ef%bc%9a%e4%bc%a0%e7%bb%9f%e4%b8%8e%e5%9d%9a%e9%9f%a7%e7%9a%84%e8%8a%82%e6%97%a5/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-10T09:50:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[474239_web-s3.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[在福岛县南相马市举行的游行中，约400名身着代代相传的传统盔甲的武士组成了色彩斑斓的队伍。]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[5月26日，在相马小高神社的场地上，野马捕捉仪式的参与者们正在固定他们的目标。 | 一般社团法人相马野马追]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[在福岛县的一片海滩上，一匹马和骑手正在为相马野马追进行晨练。 | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/19/special-supplements/fukushima-forward-s-chinese/3_%e6%b3%95%e5%9b%bd%e5%86%9c%e6%b0%91%e4%b8%ba%e5%a4%a7%e7%86%8a%e7%9a%84%e6%9c%aa%e6%9d%a5%e6%92%ad%e4%b8%8b%e7%a7%8d%e5%ad%90/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-10T09:50:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[474446_web-s4.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emilie Bouquet，一位农民兼插画家，她在福岛县大熊町种植浆果、蔬菜和香草。]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[天川农园的一个标志上还用法语写着这样一条信息：星空下的生活是如此美丽。 | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bouquet设计的福岛县地图，以插图形式展示了该县的显著亮点。 | EMILIE BOUQUET]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bouquet在她的农场养鸡。 | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/19/special-supplements/fukushima-forward-t-chinese/2_%e7%9b%b8%e9%a6%ac%e9%87%8e%e9%a6%ac%e8%bf%bd%ef%bc%9a%e5%b1%95%e7%8f%be%e9%9f%8c%e6%80%a7%e7%9a%84%e5%82%b3%e7%b5%b1%e7%a5%ad%e5%85%b8/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-10T09:51:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[474239_web-t3.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[在福島縣南相馬市舉行的遊行中，約有 400 名穿著世代相傳的傳統甲冑，色彩繽紛的武士們列隊行進。]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[5 月 26 日，野馬捕獲儀式的參加者在相馬小高神社內捕獲了他們的目標馬匹。 | 一般社團法人相馬野馬追]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[騎手和一匹馬在福島縣的海灘上進行早晨的相馬野馬追練習。 | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/19/special-supplements/fukushima-forward-t-chinese/3_%e6%b3%95%e5%9c%8b%e8%be%b2%e6%b0%91%e7%82%ba%e5%a4%a7%e7%86%8a%e7%9a%84%e6%9c%aa%e4%be%86%e6%92%ad%e4%b8%8b%e7%a8%ae%e5%ad%90/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-10T09:51:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[474446_web-t4.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emilie Bouquet，一位農民兼插畫家，在福島縣大熊町種植莓果、蔬菜和香草。]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[在天之川農場的告示牌也還用法語寫了一句：「星空下的生活很美好。」 | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/474195_web-t4.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[由Bouquet設計的福島插畫地圖，展示了該縣的知名精彩景點。 | EMILIE BOUQUET]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bouquet在農場裡飼養雞隻。 | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/09/15/special-supplements/bolstering-ties-shaping-futures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-15T11:56:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Malaysia Pavilion at the Osaka Expo showcases elements of the country’s identity.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/09/15/special-supplements/building-long-lived-relationship-key-ally-trading-partner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-15T11:54:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Malaysia Pavilion uses bamboo, which has deep roots in both Malaysia and Japan, to symbolize the interweaving of cultures and ethnicities in the country.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students take part in an entrance ceremony at the University of Tsukuba, Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur in September 2024. | UTMY]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/09/15/special-supplements/working-together-power-japans-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-15T11:52:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, British Columbia]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/07/19/special-supplements/fukushima-forward-t-chinese/1_%e8%be%b2%e6%a5%ad%e7%9a%84%e9%80%b2%e6%ad%a5%e4%bb%b0%e8%b3%b4%e5%93%81%e8%b3%aa%e8%88%87%e6%b1%ba%e5%bf%83/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-12T16:36:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[475078_web-t2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[在福島的專業水蜜桃果農會仔細檢查每顆水蜜桃的顏色、形狀和大小，只採收那些已成熟至最美味狀態的水蜜桃。]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[位於郡山的福島農業綜合中心，負責主導該縣農林水產品的嚴格監測檢驗。 | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[在福島農業綜合中心，工作人員掃描QR碼，輸入樣本資訊。 | RYOICHI SHIMIZU]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/09/26/special-supplements/nuclear-weapons-not-make-us-safe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-26T11:57:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[From left: SGI Director General of Peace and Global Issues Hirotsugu Terasaki, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation President Ivana Hughes and Annie Jacobsen prepare to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph for Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, on Aug. 23.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nuclear Age Peace Foundation co-founder David Krieger meets with Daisaku Ikeda, the late president of SGI, in 1997. | SEIKYO SHIMBUN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/3.-Choose-Hope-Symposium_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panelists including Annie Jacobsen and Ivana Hughes speak at the Choose Hope Symposium in Hiroshima, which was held under the theme "Renewing Our Commitment for a Future without Nuclear Weapons," on Aug. 24. | SEIKYO SHIMBUN]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/09/29/special-supplements/new-beginnings-biwako-biennale-artfest-features-themed-works-around-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-29T11:48:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Yugen," a folding-screen installation by Kikoh Matsuura, is displayed at a preliminary event for this year’s Biwako Biennale, in Shanghai in 2024.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An installation of cloud sculptures titled "Enku" by Julien Signolet is shown at the Biwako Biennale in 2022. | YUTO HIRAKAKIUCHI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Omihachiman’s Old Town | TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lake Biwa’s Okishima is the only populated lake island in Japan. | BIWAKO VISITORS BUREAU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Imagery Garden," an installation by saiho and Sayuri Hayashi Egnell, is shown at the Biwako Biennale in 2022. | YUTO HIRAKAKIUCHI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A sound installation titled "Chozumaki" by Nelo Akamatsu is displayed at the Biwako Biennale in 2022. | YUTO HIRAKAKIUCHI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Biwako Biennale founder and General Director Yoko Nakata admires a garden from her office, which also serves as an exhibition venue during the art festival, in Omihachiman Old Town. | TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/09/29/special-supplements/information-art-cultural-events-across-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-29T11:48:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Hayama’s "Ssangyong" is displayed at the Masuda Sake Brewery during Go for Kogei in Toyama in September and October 2023.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Hayama’s "Ssangyong" is displayed at the Masuda Sake Brewery during Go for Kogei in Toyama in September and October 2023. | OSAMU WATANABE]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adam Roigart’s "For the Public I-III" (shown in Stockholm in 2024) is one of the projects chosen for this year’s "Social Dive" program.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A variety of handicrafts are displayed during Roots and Arts Shiraoi in Hokkaido.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/09/special-supplements/yamagata-mountain-gods-snow-monsters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-09T14:33:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jikaku Daishi (Ennin) practiced among the distinctive cloud-shaped erosion marks at the Tarumizu Ruins, inspiring him to make Yamadera his base for spreading Tendai Buddhism throughout the Tohoku area.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yamagata city is easily accessible by plane and bullet train from Tokyo, and only an hour away from Sendai. | YAMAGATA CITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan’s No. 1 &lt;i&gt;imoni&lt;/i&gt; festival, held every September, serves about 30,000 portions of imoni cooked in a giant 6.5-meter pot. | YAMAGATA CITY TOURISM ASSOCIATION]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Bunshokan, a brick building constructed in 1916 that was formerly used as the prefectural government building, is a National Cultural Property. | YAMAGATA CITY]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yamagata city ranked first in average household ramen consumption for three years in a row, truly earning its title of the ramen capital of Japan. | YAMAGATA CITY]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/09/special-supplements/yamagata-film-festival-show-world-documentaries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-09T14:36:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[YIDFF 2023 Awards Ceremony | YAMAGATA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/11/special-supplements/art-museum-celebrates-namesake-birthday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-11T11:56:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The museum building is designed to be welcoming.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Director Meruro Washida | KUNIYA OYAMADA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The museum is designed with no main entrance to give it a sense of openness. | OSAMU WATANABE]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/15/special-supplements/morinomiya-campus-forest-knowledge-opens-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-15T11:56:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[President Hiroyuki Sakuragi]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University participated in a calligraphy exchange activity with OMU. | Osaka Metropolitan University]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/27/special-supplements/japan-cultural-passport/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-27T11:30:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Yamatane Museum of Art is home to a variety of Japanese paintings, including the "Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons" folding screen by Suzuki Kiitsu.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The National Museum of Nature and Science boasts a large collection of animal specimens.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Institute for Nature Study is a nature preserve in Tokyo’s Minato Ward.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/27/special-supplements/bunraku-broadens-appeal-anime-stage-art/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-27T11:35:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bunraku puppets cross a stage with a newly added anime backdrop at a U.S. performance in October 2024, accompanied by musicians and narrators (right).]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ohatsu, the heroine of "The Love Suicides at Sonezaki" | TOMOKO OGAWA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Banners hang from the venue for a bunraku show in October 2024 at the theater in the Japan Society building in New York. | TOMOKO OGAWA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Anime artist Kazuo Oga works on a background scene for the famed bunraku play "The Love Suicides at Sonezaki." | TOMOKO OGAWA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[ARK COMMUNICATIONS]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/27/special-supplements/sailing-green-fueled-future-next-generation-ships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-27T11:55:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Sakigake is the world’s first ammonia-fueled tugboat.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keita Arakaki | JAPAN TIMES AGENCY]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/27/special-supplements/creating-conditions-success-effective-policies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-27T11:53:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Imabari Shipbuilding Group, headquartered in Ehime Prefecture, is Japan’s largest shipbuilder.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/27/special-supplements/crafting-policies-navigate-japans-critical-sector/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-27T11:51:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masatoshi Ishida (fifth from left) and other members of the LDP marine transportation and shipbuilding committee submit their emergency recommendations to then-Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (fifth from right) on June 20.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yura Port in Wakayama Prefecture supports the region’s shipbuilding industry. | WAKAYAMA PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/27/special-supplements/sea-change-necessary-adapt-new-global-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-27T11:49:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An illustration depicts the Luna Pathfinder, a large liquefied petroleum gas carrier equipped with a dual-fuel LPG-ammonia engine, which is scheduled to set sail in 2026.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hitoshi Nagasawa | ARC COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/27/special-supplements/seizing-moment-build-industrys-green-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-27T11:47:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A conceptual image of an ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Angelite Ace is a liquefied natural gas-fueled car carrier capable of carrying 7,000 car equivalent units.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/10/30/special-supplements/tokyo-volunteer-guides-help-tourists-navigate-capital-city/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-30T11:57:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Volunteer guide Masako Nii provides information to a foreign visitor in Tokyo’s Akihabara district.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nii has been volunteering as a guide since the delayed 2020 Olympics. | ARC COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takagi shows a guidebook he created that covers points of interest on his tours. | ARC COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Skytree serves as a backdrop as volunteer guide Toshio Takagi speaks with tourists in Tokyo’s Asakusa area. | ARC COMMUNICATIONS CO.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 1: Strolling in gardens and experiencing a tea ceremony | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 2: Shinjuku, the center of Tokyo. Learn about Japan’s trends in department store basements and while shopping | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 3: The Asakusa route | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 4: Ryogoku, a town of sumo with the atmosphere of Edo | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 5: The east gardens of the imperial palace and the outer garden | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 6: Thirty minutes from Shinjuku; journey to enjoy history and nature | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 7: View the Tokyo metropolis from new angles: the sky and the sea | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 8: Exploring streets and a shrine of Harajuku | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 9: Streetscapes in Japan and an oasis in central Tokyo | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 10: Modern Japanese architecture and tour of the National Diet Building | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 11: Introduction to Japanese gardens, tea, food, craftsmanship, and Japanese culture | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 12: Experience rich nature, the mountain, and the Japanese spirit at Mount Takao | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 13: Visit places of spiritual calm of temples, nature, sophisticated streets, and the Japanese spirit | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 14: Accessible tour guide service | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route 16: Asakusa night tour | GO TOKYO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hikers walk downstream along the Asami River levee in Hirono.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The south bank of the Asami River mouth is a beautiful photo spot near Ubatakejao Shrine.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/08/30/special-supplements/japanese-horticulture-demand-blooms-overseas-markets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-11-19T12:57:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Examples of Japanese horticulture include a Japanese red pine with exposed roots (left), a lavish flower arrangement (middle) at the emperor’s birthday reception at the Japanese Consulate in New York in 2004, and a 300-year-old bonsai tree.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[JFPEA Chairman Jun Ikoma prunes a Japanese red pine. | Jun Ikoma]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ranunculus Charlotte in dark pink rose is unique to Japan and sees high demand from overseas markets. | Hokuto Sasaki]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bonsai, such as those shown at this pop-up shop in the U.S., are among the most popular Japanese items sold overseas. | YASUYUKI SUZUKI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yugo Kadota (second from right) poses with the Egyptian judo team at the African Senior Championships in Cairo in 2024.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kadota coaches an Egyptian judoka.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[From right to left: Tenri University head judo coach Takamasa Anai, Kadota, Egyptian national team head coach Hiroshi Izumi and Tenri Mayor Ken Namikawa are joined by two Egyptian judoka.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hirotaka Ajima (third from right), a JICA volunteer from 2021 to 2023, works with automotive mechanics in Rwanda.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former volunteers, dressed in traditional costumes of the countries they served in, sing the JOCV theme song at the 60th anniversary ceremony on Nov. 13. | JICA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chimoto Fukagawa teaches math at Tonga High School as a JICA volunteer. | CHIMOTO FUKAGAWA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukagawa stands beside Ambassador Tevita Suka Mangisi, who was one of her math students 33 years ago. | CHIMOTO FUKAGAWA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukagawa (fourth from the right in the back row) visits an area in Tonga that was hit by the tsunami in 2022.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yutaka Tokushima, a former JICA volunteer in the Philippines and founder of Instalimb Inc., shows a prosthetic leg to an amputee. | INSTALIMB INC.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aya Tsuboi (middle) is joined by villagers next to a well developed by Sunda.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Children in Uganda get water from a well equipped with a Sunda unit that collects water usage fees.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hironori Takebe smiles with a villager at a pineapple farm. | CROSSROAD]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Studio Deluxe combines French-inspired elegance with a cozy living area, thoughtfully designed for comfort and boasting city views.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The outdoor pool offers a tranquil retreat surrounded by greenery and city views, complemented by a Japanese-style bath for moments of quiet relaxation.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/12/16/special-supplements/sustainability-priority-wafer-fabrication/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-16T11:55:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Screen’s wafer-cleaning systems are globally ranked No. 1 in several categories.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Screen aims to reduce the environmental impact of their machines during manufacturing and customer use.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kumiko Fukue, manager of the Environmental Management Section of Screen Holding’s Sustainability Promotion Department]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomoko Kitazaki of the Environmental Management Section of Screen Holding’s Sustainability Promotion Department]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jun Shibukawa of the ESG Promotion Department]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[This illustration shows how the water management application works at the Hikone Site.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Employees and their families plant rice in a Screen-sponsored field in Kameoka, western Kyoto, in May.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyosuke Yasaka, manager of the ESG Promotion Department]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/12/16/special-supplements/talent-reforms-crucial-chip-revival-expert/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-16T11:53:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[University of Tokyo professor Tadahiro Kuroda]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[University of Tokyo professor Tadahiro Kuroda | ARK COMMUNICATIONS]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/12/16/special-supplements/microchip-ai-spending-booms-bode-well-u-s-japan-golden-age/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-16T11:51:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Joseph Bodenheimer]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2025-12-19T11:35:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors can see the facade of MIMOCA as soon as they step out of Marugame Station.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[MIMOCA’s building showcases architect Yoshio Taniguchi’s commitment to detail. | TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[MIMOCA’s design incorporates natural light into its exhibition spaces. | TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A massive mural designed by Genichiro Inokuma adorns the museum facade. | TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Children take part in the school program at the museum.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/12/19/special-supplements/information-art-architecture-shaped-region/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-19T11:30:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/12/19/special-supplements/growing-boundaries-strategic-partnership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-19T11:56:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meet in Japan in December 2019. | PRESS SERVICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UZBEKISTAN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Foreign Minister of Japan Takeshi Iwaya and Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov pose after a meeting in Tashkent in August. | FOREIGN MINISTRY OF UZBEKISTAN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The historical Registan Square in Samarkand is one of Central Asia’s most iconic architectural sites. | EMBASSY OF UZBEKISTAN IN JAPAN]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/12/25/special-supplements/japans-startup-ecosystem-gains-global-attention/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-25T11:55:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[METI official Hiroshi Ishikawa, director of the Innovation and Startup Promotion Division, Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau, is interviewed at the trade ministry on Oct. 10.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Berkeley SkyDeck Executive Director Caroline Winnett (left), then-METI State Minister Masaki Ogushi (center) and JETRO Chairman and CEO Norihiko Ishiguro pose on Sept. 17 after signing a joint statement on interorganizational cooperation. | METI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mascot Myaku-Myaku poses at the venue for the Global Startup Expo in the Osaka Expo's West Gate Zone. | METI]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/12/25/special-supplements/accelerating-business-ambitions-global-scale-techstars-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-25T11:53:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Shirato (front, center) poses with attendees at Techstars Tokyo’s launch on Aug. 18.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/12/25/special-supplements/medical-platform-taps-ai-make-health-care-simpler-smarter-faster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-25T11:51:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ubie cofounder Kota Kubo visits Mayo Clinic’s headquarters in Rochester, Minnesota.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2025/12/25/special-supplements/japans-trade-agency-builds-pathways-global-expansion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-25T11:49:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees pose at the JETRO Startup Alumni Meetup held in Tokyo in October 2024.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sugi is straight-grained, soft and easy to process.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyowa Mokuzai President Hirooki Sagawa]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Elite trees" are those that have been selected and crossbred to grow quickly and provide high-quality wood.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Japan Wood Products Export Association showcases Japanese wood products at the 2025 NAHB International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[After many years working at the Forestry Agency, Hisao Yamada is now the chairperson of the Japan Wood-Products Association.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The main hall and five-story pagoda of Horyuji Temple stand in Nara Prefecture. The pagoda, the oldest wooden structure in Japan, was built over 1,300 years ago with Japanese cypress.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Planted forests have a long history in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The beauty and strength of hinoki (left) and sugi make them excellent for building houses and furniture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Filming is shown in progress at Toei Studios Kyoto, one of the oldest active movie studios in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An aerial photo of Toei Studios Kyoto in the Uzumasa district of Kyoto in 1958]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The late Seizo Fukumoto, famed for dying in countless period dramas, including "The Last Samurai," was a star performer at Toei Kyoto Studio Park.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On peak nights of the Kai-Kai Yokai Matsuri’s night parade, nearly 100 different yokai characters march through the park.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Producer Keiichiro Minamida (left) and Director Ken Takahashi pose on an open set at Toei Kyoto Studio Park. | TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Naruhito talks about his visit to Mongolia after touring Hustai National Park near Ulaanbaatar in July 2025.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The imperial couple attend Mongolia’s traditional Naadam military and sports festival at the National Central Stadium in Ulaanbaatar in July 2025. | JIJI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The emperor speaks at the opening ceremony for the Osaka Expo in April 2025 as the empress looks on. | JIJI]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Science Japan website, operated by JST, is an English-language site dedicated to showcasing Japanese technology and innovation.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/06/22/special-supplements/explore-nara-place-japan-born/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-06-22T11:35:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The wild deer in Nara Park are cherished as messengers of the gods.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[This stone-paved square and large well date back to the time of the Asuka Kiyomihara Palace (672 to 694).]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nara Prefecture’s cherished deer can often be seen around the souvenir shops that line the approach to Todaiji Temple.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[This late sixth century gilt bronze saddle fitting, excavated from the Fujinoki Tumulus in Nara Prefecture, belongs to the Agency for Cultural Affairs and is on display at The Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Excavations of the Asuka Palace Site have revealed the remains of three layers of overlapping structures: the Asuka Okamoto Palace, the Asuka Itabuki Palace and the Asuka Kiyomihara Palace.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[This pair of 5-meter Guardian King statues, Important Cultural Properties from Kinpusenji temple in Nara Prefecture, have been on display at the Buddhist Sculpture Hall of the Nara National Museum since February 2021.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Halo fragments from an eighth century statue of Juichimen Kannon that was damaged by a fire at Todaiji Temple in 1667]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-curator Yasutoshi Tsurumi, now a professor at Nagoya University, shows the author around the museum.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Al-Thani, then the amir of Qatar, meets the then-emperor and empress during an official working visit in June 2005.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani | EMBASSY OF QATAR]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe poses with the sheikh during an official visit to Qatar in May 2007. | EMBASSY OF QATAR]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tanatsiwa Christabel Dube of Zimbabwe, College of Asia Pacific Studies]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Appointment ceremony for APU’s 2026 future visionary vice president and future visionary summit members | RITSUMEIKAN APU]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students toss their caps in the air at Harrow International School Appi Japan’s first graduation ceremony on June 19.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The head boy delivers a speech to the graduating class.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Headmaster Stephen Tong speaks at the graduation ceremony.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tong poses with new graduates.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/08/08/special-supplements/partnership-new-generation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-10T12:02:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The winning directors of the 2025 ASEAN-Japan New Generation Short Film Awards come from widely diverse backgrounds.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/08/08/special-supplements/focus-supply-chains-energy-transition-economic-resilience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-10T12:04:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The skyline of Phnom Penh has undergone rapid urbanization since 2000.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People wait to board the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit. | AFLO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shipping containers await transport at the Port of Singapore. | AFLO]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2026-08-24T11:57:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A computer rendering depicts Epsom College Tokyo’s main entrance.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Director Mark Lankester oversees Epsom College’s Malaysia and Tokyo schools.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Epsom College in the U.K. provides education for students age 11 to 18.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students attend lessons at Epsom College’s campuses in Malaysia (left) and U.K. (right).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/08/28/events-information/charter-flights-give-birds-eye-views-fuji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-08-28T07:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The view from the plane shows Mount Fuji and the surrounding area.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Fuji Dream Airlines plane flies past Mount Fuji. | FUJI DREAM AIRLINES]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/02/special-supplements/training-next-generation-kabuki-actors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-02T11:35:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trainees at the National Theatre Traditional Performing Arts Training Institute perform "Echigo-jishi" at a student showcase in March.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The National Theatre, operated by the Japan Arts Council, which also oversees the Institute, is Japan’s premier venue for traditional performing arts. It is temporarily closed for reconstruction, with its performances continuing at alternative venues. | NATIONAL THEATRE]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trainees perform a fight scene at a student showcase in March. | NATIONAL THEATRE TRADITIONAL PERFORMING ARTS TRAINING INSTITUTE]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Uwano listens to Manju and makes notes in his script about intonation, pronunciation and vocal expression. | TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manju instructs Uwano on how to maintain proper posture and conduct hand and eye movements during a lesson. | TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nakamura Manju demonstrates performance techniques to Kaito Uwano during a lesson in June. | TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manju playing Manno in "Ise Dance and Love’s Dull Blade" in October 2021 | NATIONAL THEATRE]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[TAKAO OHTA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[NATIONAL THEATRE TRADITIONAL PERFORMING ARTS TRAINING INSTITUTE]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/02/special-supplements/beginners-guide-kabuki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-02T11:30:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nakamura Manju in a performance of "Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees" in October 2022]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manju plays Abeno Yasuna in "Ashiya Doman Ouchi Kagami" in January. | NATIONAL THEATRE]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/02/special-supplements/traditional-theater-arts-take-center-stage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-02T11:25:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A scene from the kabuki classic "Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees" is performed in October 2022.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A scene from the kabuki classic "Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees" is performed in October 2022. | NATIONAL THEATRE]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[NATIONAL THEATRE]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[NATIONAL THEATRE OKINAWA]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yamamoto Akihiro in "Adachigahara" | YAMAMOTO NOH THEATER]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/01/special-supplements/bosai-concept-part-parcel-living-danger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-01T11:50:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Disasters can happen without warning. Being prepared and learning what to do in an emergency can help keep you and those around you safe.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Experts recommend that residents check their local emergency shelters and evacuation routes and ensure family and friends know where to meet in an emergency. | AFLO]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/01/special-supplements/feel-time-refresh-go-bags-japanese-skills-next-disaster-strikes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-01T11:35:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A map of western Japan shows the 南海トラフ (Nankai Torafu, Nankai Trough), and the 想定震源域 (sōtei shingen-iki, hypocentral region) where the energy for a major earthquake is thought to be building,]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/01/special-supplements/cutting-edge-tech-disaster-resistant-construction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-01T11:30:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giken is working with Dutch contractors on a project to renovate quay walls in Amsterdam’s Canal Ring Area.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[These computer-generated images show the difference between conventional construction methods using a temporary gantry (left) and the Giken Reaction Base System (right). | GIKEN LTD.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Developed by Giken, the GRB System is compact enough to keep a vital expressway open during construction in a landslide zone after the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake. | GIKEN LTD.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/01/special-supplements/looking-future-sasakawa-peace-foundation-turns-40/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-01T11:55:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Sasakawa Peace Foundation and architect Shigeru Ban collaborated on the Blue Ocean Dome, a pavilion themed on the sustainable use of marine resources, at the Osaka-Kansai Expo in 2025.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Designed by Ban, the Blue Ocean Dome comprised three domes whose key building materials were tubes made from recycled paper. | Taiki Fukao]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A marine-related event hosted by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation at the Blue Ocean Dome. | Sasakawa Peace Foundation]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/04/events-information/u-k-boarding-school-welcome-pupils-27/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Children speak after completing a leadership program in Wakayama Prefecture in August.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/05/special-supplements/resilience-solidarity-supersede-tragedy/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A flood victim is put into a chopper in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Monday. At least 1,000 people are dead and over 4,000 are missing after a glacier collapse triggered catastrophic flash floods along Nepal’s border with China on Aug. 23.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nepalese soldiers rescue children left behind by flash floods at a Trishuli relief camp in the Nuwakot district on Aug. 29. | AFP-JIJI]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/16/special-supplements/bolstering-relationship-education/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-16T11:30:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[University of Tsukuba, Malaysia, students pose at a traditional Japanese fair booth at UM’s fireworks festival in June.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jamila Mohd, head of the University of Malaya’s Malaysia-Japan Research Center]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/16/special-supplements/partnership-deepens-across-levels/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-16T11:35:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Merdeka Maybank Tower (Merdeka 118)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/16/special-supplements/energy-security-age-disruption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-16T11:40:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Energy Asia conference is scheduled to be held from June 2 to 4, 2027, in Kuala Lumpur.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Norafizal Mat Saad, vice president, Group Strategic Relations and Communications | PETRONAS]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/16/special-supplements/partnership-built-spirit-friendship-deep-trust/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-16T11:45:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryosei Akazawa]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/16/special-supplements/enhancing-cooperation-new-frontiers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-16T11:50:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (center) meets with Japanese business leaders on June 9.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Johari Abdul Ghani (left) poses with Japanese Ambassador Noriyuki Shikata on March 17.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/17/special-supplements/two-women-lead-two-cities-forefront-financial-innovation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-17T11:55:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Susan Langley (left), the lady mayor of the City of London Corporation, pays a courtesy visit to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on June 18.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Koike addresses the Tokyo-London Financial Innovation Seminar 2026 at Tokyo Innovation Base on June 18.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Langley gives a keynote speech at the Tokyo-London Financial Innovation Seminar 2026.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panelists in the Tokyo-London Financial Innovation Seminar 2026 discuss efforts to build globally competitive fintech ecosystems in Japan and the U.K.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/19/special-supplements/tourism-exhibition-brings-world-travel-capital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-19T11:55:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees visit booths at the Tourism Expo Japan in Aichi Prefecture in 2025.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Slated to open in spring 2027, the Ukiyoe Immersive Art Museum Ginza will have a booth at the expo displaying images such as this one from a past exhibition.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The National Tourism Authority of Portugal will showcase such events as the People’s Festival in Portugal’s Campo Maior.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hashibi Ryokou, the mascot of Tourism Expo Japan, is a shoebill stork.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/19/special-supplements/upopoy-museum-honors-culture-indigenous-ainu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-19T11:50:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A traditional dance is performed as part of an Ainu ritual to send a bear’s spirit back to the realm of the kamuy.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Upopoy occupies a large tract of land near a forest on the shores of Lake Poroto in southwest Hokkaido. | THE FOUNDATION FOR AINU CULTURE]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/28/special-supplements/experience-life-tokyo-oakwood-oimachi-tracks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-28T11:55:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/559029_web.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The studio deluxe rooms at Oimachi Tracks Tokyo accommodate a maximum of two people.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The private lounge on the 14th floor has sofas and a large table for meetings. | ASCOTT JAPAN]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Oakwood Oimachi Tracks building has apartments on floors 15 to 17, with a hotel beneath and direct access to the new Oimachi Tracks retail and dining facility in bustling Shinagawa. | ASCOTT JAPAN]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/01/special-supplements/new-entity-will-unify-response-calamities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-28T16:06:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa hold the nameplate for the new agency’s preparatory office in November 2024.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa hold the nameplate for the new agency’s preparatory office in November 2024. | CABINET SECRETARIAT]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vice Minister Kazuhisa Nagahashi outlines the mission of a new state entity expected to coordinate future responses to natural disasters at the Cabinet Office on June 15. | ARK COMMUNICATIONS]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Food trucks provide hot meals to evacuees during disasters. | CABINET OFFICE]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Evacuation shelters can quickly provide temporary living space with a semblance of privacy after disasters. | CABINET OFFICE]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nagahashi poses in his office on June 15. | ARK COMMUNICATIONS]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes opening remarks at the third U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai in March 2015. | CABINET OFFICE]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/09/01/special-supplements/long-term-commitment-disaster-resilience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-09-29T09:06:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[550039_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kiyotoshi Koga, director for Project Promotion, Planning and Coordination Division, Office of the Governor for Policy Planning]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kiyotoshi Koga, director for Project Promotion, Planning and Coordination Division, Office of the Governor for Policy Planning | TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An inside view of the Kanda River/Loop Road No. 7 regulating reservoir, which diverts stormwater from the city’s streets to Tokyo Bay. | TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/10/01/special-supplements/decorated-sake-brewery-still-strong-11-generations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-10-01T11:55:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Katoukichibee Shouten team poses after winning first prize at the Hokuriku Sake Appraisal for the fourth consecutive year in the late 1920s.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[After being mixed with yeast starter, soaked and drained, the rice is broken up by hand at the Katoukichibee Shouten brewery.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Katoukichibee Shouten team poses after winning first prize at the Hokuriku Sake Appraisal for the fourth consecutive year in the late 1920s.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Born: Dreams Come True’s gleaming gold bottle is evocative of a trophy given to those who achieve their dreams.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/10/22/special-supplements/asia-pacific-circular-cities-forum-debuts-yokohama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-10-22T11:55:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Representatives of cities and organizations gather for a photo on Sept. 4.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokohama Deputy Mayor Jun Matsuura addresses forum attendees on Sept. 4.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[ICLEI Japan Executive Director Togo Uchida speaks during a forum session on Sept. 4.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/10/23/events-information/kansais-new-tourism-strategy-council-meets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-10-23T07:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members attend the first meeting of the Kansai Tourism Strategy Execution and Promotion Council on Sept. 26.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/2026/10/31/special-supplements/beyond-spectacle-horse-racing-venues-offer-much/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-10-31T11:55:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/567049_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[567049_web.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Fuji View Grandstand, from which Mount Fuji can be seen on clear days, is the largest grandstand of Japan’s horse racing venues.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/567053_web.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors watch racehorses circle the paddock before a race. | JRA]]></image:caption>
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