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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Jun Hongo</title>
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		<title>&#8216;Tankan&#8217; logs strong corporate optimism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BOJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tankan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In what figured to be the final push for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to go ahead with raising the consumption tax to 8 percent in April, the Bank of Japan's "tankan" report shows a sharp increase in business sentiment among manufacturers.]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits of final TPP framework will eclipse haggling over tariffs: Shapiro</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/26/business/benefits-of-final-tpp-framework-will-eclipse-haggling-over-tariffs-shapiro/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=benefits-of-final-tpp-framework-will-eclipse-haggling-over-tariffs-shapiro</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ira Shapiro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TPP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USTR]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership remain strenuous as countries seek to protect feeble domestic industries, but the framework will have a major impact on the global economy once finalized, Ira Shapiro, a former general counsel to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, said on Thursday in Tokyo. &#8220;(The) talks have been handled constructively, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students offer practical ideas to boost tourism</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[exchange students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tourism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Creating a credit-card friendly market, providing round-the-clock public transportation and supporting travelers in multiple languages would go a long way toward increasing overseas visitors to Japan, international students advised the tourism ministry Wednesday. Speaking at the ministry&#8217;s first roundtable meeting of its kind, 12 students from eight countries presented their ideas to administration officials and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Games planners target airport access</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/23/national/games-planners-face-compact-infrastructure-limits/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=games-planners-face-compact-infrastructure-limits</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Upgrading Tokyo's dense infrastructure for the 2020 Games may be tricky, but a new subway line and an expansion for Haneda airport are on the drawing board.]]></description>
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		<title>Studies on mouse rehab music, onion tears win Ig Nobels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ig Nobel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese scientists]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A study on how opera may prolong one&#8217;s life and research into the complex mechanism of how chopping onions causes tears have earned two Japanese groups an Ig Nobel prize. The award, organized by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research as a parody of the Nobel Prizes, has honored humorous science studies in 10 categories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abe hoping to prove to the world that Japan truly is back</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo&#8217;s victory for the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games is a reassurance to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s recent go-to catchphrase, &#8220;Japan is Back,&#8221; with the slogan having appeared as the subtitle of the government&#8217;s growth strategy and even as the title in one of Abe&#8217;s policy speeches. The message is clear: Abe believes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advising visitors to truly see Japan with their own eyes</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/10/business/advising-visitors-to-truly-see-japan-with-their-own-eyes/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=advising-visitors-to-truly-see-japan-with-their-own-eyes</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last summer at age 66, Seiichi Kondo climbed Mount Fuji for the first time in his life. Friends warned it wouldn&#8217;t be an easy expedition, and it wasn&#8217;t. But conquering Japan&#8217;s highest mountain was essential for what he was about to do next. &#8220;There was a tremendous sense of accomplishment when I reached the top,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s April-June real GDP growth upgraded to annual 3.8%</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/09/business/japans-april-june-real-gdp-growth-upgraded-to-annual-3-8/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=japans-april-june-real-gdp-growth-upgraded-to-annual-3-8</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[consumption tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revised data]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An upward revision to Japan's gross domestic product gives the government yet another favorable signal for raising the sales tax next April.]]></description>
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		<title>Data show twisters form over Kanto in September</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/05/reference/data-show-twisters-form-over-kanto-in-september/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=data-show-twisters-form-over-kanto-in-september</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meteorological Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Q&A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tornado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weather]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Damage to people and property by tornadoes made headlines over the past week, with the latest in Tochigi Prefecture injuring three people while destroying houses and other buildings. Here are some questions and answers regarding twisters: Are twisters common in Japan? About 17 were observed each year between 1991 and 2006, according to statistics compiled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Barefoot Gen&#8217; pulled as anti-war images strike too close to home?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/21/reference/barefoot-gen-pulled-as-anti-war-images-strike-too-close-to-home/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=barefoot-gen-pulled-as-anti-war-images-strike-too-close-to-home</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barefool Gen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hadashi no Gen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiroshima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matsue]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The decision by the board of education of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, to limit students&#8217; access to the manga series &#8220;Hadashi no Gen&#8221; (&#8220;Barefoot Gen&#8221;) at school libraries continues to cause a stir. While some support the move, others say it disrespects the best-selling anti-war classic, which tells the story of a young boy who survives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southern All Stars&#8217; latest hit delves into foreign relations</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/16/national/southern-all-stars-latest-hit-delves-into-foreign-relations/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=southern-all-stars-latest-hit-delves-into-foreign-relations</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[keisuke Kuwata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern All Stars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A chart-topping song by the Southern All Stars is stirring talk over its political content as Japan experiences heightened tensions with both China and South Korea over historical and territorial disputes. &#8220;Peace and Hi-lite&#8221; debuted at No. 1, selling 207,000 copies in its first week of release. &#8220;I saw on the news that our neighbors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax hike backers seize on positive GDP data</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/12/national/tax-hike-backers-seize-on-positive-gdp-data/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tax-hike-backers-seize-on-positive-gdp-data</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cabinet Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Real gross domestic product rose an annualized 2.6 percent in the three months to June, bolstering the Abe administration's claim its economic policies are succeeding.]]></description>
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		<title>Cyberterror threat stalks Japan&#8217;s high-end toilet users</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/09/national/cyberterror-threat-stalks-japans-high-end-toilet-users/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cyberterror-threat-stalks-japans-high-end-toilet-users</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lixil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toilet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cyberterrorists could strike at your most vulnerable and least expected moment because of a glitch in a smartphone-controlled high-tech toilet system manufactured in Japan. According U.S. security firm Trustwave, high-end Lixil Corp. toilets, which can be controlled with Android smartphones, could easily be hacked to allow anyone to &#8220;activate the bidet or air-dry functions, causing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo beach reopens after five-decade effort</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/08/national/tokyo-beach-reopens-after-five-decade-effort/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-beach-reopens-after-five-decade-effort</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kasai Rinkai Park]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The seawater by Tokyo&#8217;s Kasai Rinkai Park is only slightly cooler than body temperature, and its beach contains a mix of tiny gravel and seashell fragments instead of fine white sand. The beach is far from a perfect summer getaway. The skyline of the metropolis is visible in the distance, and no palm trees are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BOJ puts off more monetary easing</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/08/business/boj-puts-off-more-monetary-easing/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=boj-puts-off-more-monetary-easing</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BOJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haruhiko Kuroda]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan on Thursday put off additional monetary easing and maintained its assessment from the previous month that the economy is &#8220;starting to recover moderately.&#8221; Expressing confidence that the country&#8217;s 15-year struggle with deflation is seeing signs of improving, the central bank said that the &#8220;rate of change in the consumer price index [...]]]></description>
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		<title>23 residents sue to keep Setagaya off plates, claiming violation of their privacy</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/02/national/23-residents-sue-to-keep-setagaya-off-plates-claiming-violation-of-their-privacy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=23-residents-sue-to-keep-setagaya-off-plates-claiming-violation-of-their-privacy</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[number plates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Setagaya]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Residents of Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, are suing the central government to stop the introduction of license plates that they claim will violate their privacy and are being forced on them. The ward applied in June for a program under the transport ministry that allows cities to get their names printed on license plates. The program, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missing British expat left Tokyo with company cash?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/29/national/brit-missing-in-tokyo-left-took-cash/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=brit-missing-in-tokyo-left-took-cash</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Briton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garin Dart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[missing person]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A British expat who vanished in May and was feared a victim of foul play may have left Japan with some of his company's cash in hand.]]></description>
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		<title>Hayao Miyazaki: Leave Constitution alone</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/25/national/miyazaki-leave-constitution-alone/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=miyazaki-leave-constitution-alone</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hayao Miyazaki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kaze Tachinu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wind Rises]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Anime master Hayao Miyazaki blasted the government&#8217;s push to revise the Constitution, saying that politicians without any understanding of history &#8220;shouldn&#8217;t be messing&#8221; with the foundation of the country. In a magazine published last week by his production company, Studio Ghibli, the award-winning director said he is &#8220;disgusted&#8221; by proposals to replace the Constitution, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High-end grape grower has no TPP gripe, just sees green</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/24/business/high-end-grape-grower-has-no-tpp-gripe-just-sees-green/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=high-end-grape-grower-has-no-tpp-gripe-just-sees-green</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/24/business/high-end-grape-grower-has-no-tpp-gripe-just-sees-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TPP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Grapes grown on Takanobu Watanabe&#8217;s farm in Tomi, Nagano Prefecture, are still chartreuse this time of the year, as the summer heat boosts the berries&#8217; sugar content before veraison, the onset of ripening. &#8220;It gets chilly during the night in this region. But the harsh change of temperature is what makes the grapes become sweeter,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students getting down and dirty</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/24/business/students-getting-down-and-dirty/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=students-getting-down-and-dirty</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/24/business/students-getting-down-and-dirty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TPP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wakamono Nouentai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[younsters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[School&#8217;s out for summer &#8212; and students are leaving their books behind to hit the beach under the sun. But for Shogo Takano, it&#8217;s a long-awaited chance to hit the farm and get his hands dirty. &#8220;There is something instinctive about the joy of holding soil in your hands and feeling like you are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poll outcome may benefit economy</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/22/business/poll-outcome-may-benefit-economy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=poll-outcome-may-benefit-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/22/business/poll-outcome-may-benefit-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abenomics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumption tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the ballots tallied and the opposition crushed, observers predict the ruling bloc&#8217;s landslide victory Sunday amid the third-lowest voter turnout ever for a House of Councilors poll will have a positive impact on the economy and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s stewardship of it. The ruling coalition of Abe&#8217;s Liberal Democratic Party and junior ally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tastes like chicken? New &#8216;unagi&#8217; product uses fowl in place of eel</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/17/national/tastes-like-chicken-new-unagi-product-uses-fowl-in-place-of-eel/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tastes-like-chicken-new-unagi-product-uses-fowl-in-place-of-eel</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/17/national/tastes-like-chicken-new-unagi-product-uses-fowl-in-place-of-eel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[chicken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marudai]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If your &#8220;unagi&#8221; (grilled eel) dish tastes eerily similar to chicken this summer, that may be because it is. Osaka-based Marudai Food Co. last week revealed its latest product, Toriniku no Kabayaki, which replicates the distinctive square-fillet of Japanese eel with chicken meat and comes with a sauce that is often used in unagi dishes. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nintendo brought arcade games into homes 30 years ago</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/15/reference/nintendo-brought-arcade-games-into-homes-30-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nintendo-brought-arcade-games-into-homes-30-years-ago</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/15/reference/nintendo-brought-arcade-games-into-homes-30-years-ago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Computer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nintendo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On July 15, 1983, Kyoto-based Nintendo Co. launched the Family Computer video game console, or &#8220;Famicom.&#8221; Priced at &#165;14,800, more than 63 million units of the iconic white, red and gold machine were sold worldwide, laying the foundations for today&#8217;s gaming industry. Here are some questions and answers about the game console widely known as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poll may see end to divided Diet but what follows may be worrisome</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/05/national/poll-may-see-end-to-divided-diet-but-what-follows-may-be-worrisome/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=poll-may-see-end-to-divided-diet-but-what-follows-may-be-worrisome</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/05/national/poll-may-see-end-to-divided-diet-but-what-follows-may-be-worrisome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo  and Tomohiro Osaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[election2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Upper House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Unlike the past two House of Councilors elections, in 2007 and 2010, that saw opposition forces win big against the ruling parties, this time around they look to take the hit. ]]></description>
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		<title>Photos of opponents found stabbed in Aum facility</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/03/national/photos-of-opponents-found-stabbed-in-aum-facility/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=photos-of-opponents-found-stabbed-in-aum-facility</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/03/national/photos-of-opponents-found-stabbed-in-aum-facility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aleph]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aum Shinrikyo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cult]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Security Intelligence Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Photographs of the director general and other officials of the Public Security Intelligence Agency were found stabbed through with a knife during an on-site inspection of a facility connected to Aum Shinrikyo, according to the agency. The photos, found earlier this year during an inspection of Aleph, the group that succeeded Aum, included images of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tower Records defiant in face of CD slump</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/22/business/tower-records-defiant-in-face-of-cd-slump/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tower-records-defiant-in-face-of-cd-slump</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/22/business/tower-records-defiant-in-face-of-cd-slump/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FCCJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ikuo Minewaki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tower Records]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Declining sales of CDs over the past decade may indicate a grim future for music shops, but Ikuo Minewaki believes there is still a place for brick and mortar retail outlets. &#8220;CDs are no longer items that you can leave on the store shelf and expect customers to purchase,&#8221; Minewaki, CEO of Tower Records Japan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April sales tax hike a given: Amari</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/20/business/april-sales-tax-hike-a-given-amari/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=april-sales-tax-hike-a-given-amari</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/20/business/april-sales-tax-hike-a-given-amari/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abenomics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akira Amari]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Japan will answer the world&#8217;s call and present a credible midterm fiscal plan by implementing the sales tax hike as planned next April, economic revitalization minister Akira Amari said Wednesday. Delivering a speech titled &#8220;Japan Is Back&#8221; at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Amari also said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economists split on Abe plan</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/18/business/economists-split-on-abe-plan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=economists-split-on-abe-plan</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/18/business/economists-split-on-abe-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BOJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Top economists remained divided Monday over whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s &#8220;Abenomics&#8221; policies will bear fruit but all saw eye-to-eye on the need for deregulation and new growth strategies. &#8220;You can only buy so much time with monetary policies,&#8221; Yuichi Kodama, chief economist at Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co., told reporters during a speech at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proof of &#8216;Abenomics&#8217; pudding is in execution</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/14/business/proof-of-abenomics-pudding-is-in-execution/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=proof-of-abenomics-pudding-is-in-execution</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/14/business/proof-of-abenomics-pudding-is-in-execution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abenomics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ The third pillar of "Abenomics" approved by the Cabinet may have lacked the impact of its two predecessors, but everything will hinge on the steady execution of all three. ]]></description>
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		<title>Rescued castaways go home to Kiribati</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/13/national/rescued-castaways-go-home-to-kiribati/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rescued-castaways-go-home-to-kiribati</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/13/national/rescued-castaways-go-home-to-kiribati/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[castaways]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kiribati]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two Kiribati natives who were rescued by a Japanese trawler in mid-May after spending some three months adrift go home after recovering from their ordeal.]]></description>
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