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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Louise George Kittaka</title>
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		<title>Teacher cultivates more bilingual education opportunities for children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As international marriages rose in Japan in recent years, the number of bicultural families increased, and many children of such families are being raised to speak the languages of both parents. American Mary Nobuoka, director of the Bilingual Special Interest Group (B-SIG) and parent of a bicultural son, devotes much of her time and energy to helping other families in their journey of language and discovery.]]></description>
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		<title>Childbirth in Japan: Plan, prioritize for a smooth delivery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Grab your bentō, mat and a prime spot: It&#8217;s undōkai</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the next few weekends all over Japan, mothers will be up at dawn preparing elaborate bentō, while fathers toting plastic mats will set off to school to claim a prime spot (or perhaps vice versa in some households). It&#8217;s undōkai season! Undōkai is sometimes described as a &#8220;field day&#8221; or even &#8220;athletic meet&#8221; in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conductor-composer hits right note with Tokyo children&#8217;s choir</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Steven Morgan creates instant harmony with the wave of his hand. For 15 years, he has been conducting some of Tokyo&#8217;s leading English choirs, bringing the pleasure of choral music performances to both singers and audiences alike. Since 2009, Morgan has served as assistant professor of chapel music at Rikkyo University, but originally he taught [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Globe-trekker devotes self to kids needing special attention</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[German Birgit Zorb-Serizawa has lived and worked on four continents in her career in special education, and she has spent many years providing opportunities and support for international families in Japan with special-needs children. She has also amassed an impressive collection of books during the more than 35 years her career has taken her around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More than just child&#8217;s play</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2002 00:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Until I became a mother, I had never heard of a playgroup. Three babies later, I can say that establishing a thriving playgroup has been one of my greatest achievements in recent years. It is not hard to find a playgroup here in Japan. Most of the neighborhood jidokan (children&#8217;s halls), for example, offer gatherings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equal but different</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2002 00:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My 18-month-old daughter, Marin, was involved in a tug-of-war over a toy with a little friend a few months older. The boy gave my daughter a small shove and won possession of the coveted toy, and Marin promptly burst into noisy sobs. The other mother hurried over. Handing the toy back to Marin, she scolded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If it&#8217;s Tuesday, it must be . . . swimming?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2001 00:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise George Kittaka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[No doubt about it, life in Japan is busy &#8212; and even small children have a &#8220;schedule.&#8221; All of my son&#8217;s first-grade friends at Japanese elementary school have at least one after-school activity, if not two or three. An informal survey revealed that piano and ballet are tops with the girls, that the boys prefer [...]]]></description>
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