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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Hugh Cortazzi</title>
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		<title>Flaws in Britain&#8217;s health care</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/10/01/commentary/flaws-in-britains-health-care/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=flaws-in-britains-health-care</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NHS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A number of recent scandals suggest that there are weaknesses and flaws in Britain's national health care system.]]></description>
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		<title>Balancing freedom, security</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/22/commentary/balancing-freedom-security/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=balancing-freedom-security</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/22/commentary/balancing-freedom-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[big brother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom and security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.K.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.K. is not anywhere near George Orwell's "big brother society," but we all need to be alert to maintaining a fair balance between security and of freedom.]]></description>
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		<title>U.K.&#8217;s response to Syrian crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/06/commentary/u-k-s-response-to-syrian-crisis/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=u-k-s-response-to-syrian-crisis</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/06/commentary/u-k-s-response-to-syrian-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemical weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister David Cameron badly mishandled the issue of whether Britain should take part in a punitive attack on the Assad government for its alleged use of chemical weapons.]]></description>
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		<title>Gaffe-prone leaders are doing Japan no favors</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/08/07/commentary/gaffe-prone-leaders-are-doing-japan-no-favors/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=gaffe-prone-leaders-are-doing-japan-no-favors</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/08/07/commentary/gaffe-prone-leaders-are-doing-japan-no-favors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[abe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is in Japan's long-term interest for its politicians to avoid remarks that could exacerbate ill will toward Japan and thus detract from its goal of economic revival.]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s British investments</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/08/04/commentary/japans-british-investments/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=japans-british-investments</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/08/04/commentary/japans-british-investments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2013 14:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Euroskeptics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese investment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Japan government memorandum could be warning Britain that if it decides to leave the EU, Japanese companies will relocate investments away from the U.K.]]></description>
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		<title>Revolution and democracy</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/07/09/commentary/revolution-and-democracy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=revolution-and-democracy</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/07/09/commentary/revolution-and-democracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morsi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The military coup in Egypt and the arrest of President Mohamed Morsi do not signal the end either of the Arab spring or of progress toward adopting democratic norms.]]></description>
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		<title>It takes a global village to ensure fair, safe trade</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/06/14/commentary/it-takes-a-global-village-to-ensure-fair-safe-trade/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=it-takes-a-global-village-to-ensure-fair-safe-trade</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/06/14/commentary/it-takes-a-global-village-to-ensure-fair-safe-trade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[fair trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garment factories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It takes a global village to ensure health, safety and fair wages for the factory workers who make the goods in most demand by the developed world.]]></description>
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		<title>Butchery on a London street</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/06/05/commentary/butchery-on-a-london-street/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=butchery-on-a-london-street</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/06/05/commentary/butchery-on-a-london-street/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muslims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rigby]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The brutal and flagrant murder of an off-duty British soldier on a street in a London suburb in broad daylight on May 22 has caused both shock and horror in Britain. The two alleged assailants were British nationals of Nigerian origin in their 20s who had converted to Islam and been imbued with jihadist doctrines. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UKIP rides wave of discontent</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/16/commentary/ukip-rides-wave-of-discontent/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ukip-rides-wave-of-discontent</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/16/commentary/ukip-rides-wave-of-discontent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.K.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UKIP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Britain as well as Japan must contend with xenophobic anti-establishment parties and politicians who want to take their nations back to imaginary periods of isolation.]]></description>
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		<title>Vicissitudes of health care</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/10/commentary/vicissitudes-of-health-care/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=vicissitudes-of-health-care</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/10/commentary/vicissitudes-of-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We sometimes forget how lucky we are to have access to today's health care, compared to that of even a century ago, but there is still so much room for improvement.]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8216;Iron Lady&#8217; and Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/17/commentary/the-iron-lady-and-japan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-iron-lady-and-japan</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/17/commentary/the-iron-lady-and-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan-U.K. relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Margaret Thatcher]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Margaret Thatcher was a role model for Japanese women and her combination of talents as a politician and scientist has had an important impact on Japanese attitudes.]]></description>
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		<title>How safe are the EU banks?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/09/commentary/how-safe-are-the-eu-banks/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=how-safe-are-the-eu-banks</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/09/commentary/how-safe-are-the-eu-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyprus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[euro crisis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The top priority for the EU should be the development of an effective banking union with tough rules and proper enforcement.]]></description>
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		<title>Graft: a cancer on society</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/06/commentary/graft-a-cancer-on-society/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=graft-a-cancer-on-society</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/06/commentary/graft-a-cancer-on-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some British companies fear that adhering to the international convention against bribery and corruption puts them at a competitive disadvantage.]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s the world policeman when you need one?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/03/07/commentary/wheres-the-world-policeman-when-you-need-one/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wheres-the-world-policeman-when-you-need-one</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/03/07/commentary/wheres-the-world-policeman-when-you-need-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[global politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International relations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the international scene looking more unstable than it has since the fall of the Berlin Wall, how can Japan respond more readily to threats to peace?]]></description>
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		<title>Reining in the welfare costs</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/02/25/commentary/reining-in-the-welfare-costs/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=reining-in-the-welfare-costs</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/02/25/commentary/reining-in-the-welfare-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[aging population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[welfare reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[British welfare reform advocates want to replace the current array of benefits with a single system of tax credits. This won't happen soon, however.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Abenomics&#8217; missing the mark</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/02/04/commentary/abenomics-missing-the-mark/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=abenomics-missing-the-mark</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/02/04/commentary/abenomics-missing-the-mark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abenomics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberal Democratic Party]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The economic policies enunciated by the Abe government may have some beneficial effects, but seem inadequate in themselves to revive the Japanese economy in the long run.]]></description>
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		<title>Rewriting history is unwise</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/01/16/commentary/rewriting-history-is-unwise/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rewriting-history-is-unwise</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/01/16/commentary/rewriting-history-is-unwise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abe Shinzo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese war crimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yasukuni Shrine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has appointed a Cabinet that, according to press reports, contains a number of ministers who want to rewrite the history of the 20th century. They, including the new minister of education, are reported as demanding the rescinding of the statement made in 1995 by former Prime Minister Tomoichi Murayama expressing remorse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gender equality key to Japan&#8217;s future prosperity</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/01/05/commentary/gender-equality-key-to-japans-future-prosperity/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=gender-equality-key-to-japans-future-prosperity</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/01/05/commentary/gender-equality-key-to-japans-future-prosperity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The queen&#8217;s grandson Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is second in line to the throne after his father Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. His wife, Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant. Under the present rules, if her first child were to be a daughter and they subsequently had a boy, the boy would automatically become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press and Internet freedom</title>
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		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/12/14/commentary/press-and-internet-freedom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The exposure of the scandalous behavior of the popular press in Britain in hacking into the telephones of people in the news caused such anger that the British prime minister set up a judicial inquiry into standards of behavior in the media. Lord Justice Leveson was appointed to lead this inquiry, which heard evidence from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cast your ballots carefully</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/12/05/commentary/cast-your-ballots-carefully/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cast-your-ballots-carefully</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Disillusionment with politicians and established political parties has been growing in democratic countries for some time. Politicians are increasingly seen as venal. Some are incompetent and ignorant. Many are often arrogant and conceited. But we cannot do without them. Anyone with experience of autocratic regimes knows that it is better to live in a country, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Failures in market economies</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/11/28/commentary/failures-in-market-economies/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=failures-in-market-economies</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The eurozone has not yet collapsed and all countries not in the zone must hope that it will survive. If it did fall apart and new currencies were established, there would be serious threats not only to international trade but also to economic growth and prosperity. Competitive devaluations would exacerbate international tensions and high inflation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using the noodle to gain insight into Japanese culinary culture</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2012/10/21/books/using-the-noodle-to-gain-insight-into-japanese-culinary-culture/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=using-the-noodle-to-gain-insight-into-japanese-culinary-culture</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SLURP! A Social and Culinary History of Ramen &#8212; Japan&#8217;s Favorite Noodle Soup, by Barak Kushner. Global Oriental, 2012, 289 pp., &#36;90 (hardcover) Under the heading &#8220;Ramen is Japan&#8221; Barak Kushner asserts: &#8220;Ramen (regular and instant) permeates all features of contemporary Japanese life.&#8221; He goes on to declare that a lifestyle investigation in 2004 showed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airports: too few or too many?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A hot political question in London in recent weeks has been the need for more airport capacity to meet the needs of business in the 21st century. A neutral observer might think that this is essentially a matter that should be settled on the basis of supply and demand and the relationship between these two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paralympics a smash success</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The general feeling after the London Olympics was that the excitement was over. The Paralympics would, it was feared, be a damp squib after the games. In fact the Paralympics have attracted large and enthusiastic audiences. The media have given the competitions almost as much coverage as they did to the main sporting events of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legacy of the 2012 Games</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The British are feeling quite pleased with their performance not only in the games, where they came third after the United States and China in the medal league, but also because the arrangements worked well and much better than some had feared. The host nation has the advantage of loud encouragement from the home crowds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Olympic extravaganza</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/08/02/commentary/the-olympic-extravaganza/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-olympic-extravaganza</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[London has Olympics mania. The newspapers are devoting more than half their pages to the games while the airwaves are dominated at all hours by coverage of Olympic events. Even cynical oldies can&#8217;t avoid catching some of the fever. The Brits were determined that no one should be able to say that the London games [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain&#8217;s endangered breed</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/07/17/commentary/britains-endangered-breed/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=britains-endangered-breed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[British parliamentary democracy has developed over the centuries and is often seen as a model for other countries. At its best, the system works for the public good, curbs corruption and prevents tyranny by the executive. But it is not without faults. The division between the party (or parties in power) and the opposition means [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Culture of greedy hypocrites</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the causes of the present crisis in the eurozone has been the failure of European government to collect all taxes levied on citizens and companies. In Greece, Italy and Spain, tax avoidance became notorious. Rich Greek shipowners managed their businesses to minimize taxes. Foreign tax havens welcomed the rich with open arms and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What can be done about Syria?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The indiscriminate killing of civilians including women and children in Syria continues. All we seem able to do is wring our hands and denounce the perpetrators. The &#8220;peace plan&#8221; proposed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, involving a ceasefire by both government and opposition fighters, has clearly failed. U.N. observers who try to discover [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jubilee a very British occasion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2012 00:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Cortazzi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s Diamond Jubilee is over. It was a very British occasion, including the weather. British people enjoy pomp and color. They had plenty of both over the long weekend of the Jubilee celebrations. The press and television covered the events fully and there is no need to relate them all here. But some [...]]]></description>
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