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		<title>Yokohama day care centers scramble to keep kids off waiting lists</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mami Maruko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[growth stragegy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the shadow of an imposing highway bypass in Yokohama, laughter and excited voices mingle in the small playground of a day care center attended by 52 children no older than 5.]]></description>
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		<title>Finnish diplomat pushes child-rearing for dads</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mami Maruko</dc:creator>
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