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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Mark Buckton</title>
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		<title>While Hakuho chalks up another victory, Harumafuji&#8217;s future grows less certain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And then there were 27 — little replicas of the Emperor's Cup atop the yokozuna's mantelpiece that is.]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: How do you feel about the capital hosting the 2020 Olympics?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enthusiasm tinged with ambivalence greets the news that the city has been chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics &#8212; at least among this unscientific sample of Tokyoites.]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: What would you like to be reincarnated as?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/09/23/voices/tokyo-what-would-you-like-to-be-reincarnated-as/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-what-would-you-like-to-be-reincarnated-as</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reincarnation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it a bird? Is it a Pacific islander? Tokyoites tackle the big existential question: What do you want to be in your next life]]></description>
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		<title>As Baruto heads out and Kisenosato aims upward, Hiroshima is one to watch</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Baruto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kisenosato]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the runup to the Sept. 15–29 Aki Basho sumo headlines have been dominated by the decision of former ozeki Baruto of Onoe Beya to call time on a nine year career peppered by injuries, and containing brief but highly memorable flashes of brilliance.]]></description>
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		<title>Is sumo’s lost decade finally coming to an end?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Many long-time sumo fans trace the origins of the decline of sumo in the modern era back to a decision made in January 2003 by Takanohana to call it quits and hang up his mawashi. In the years since no Japanese rikishi has realistically come close to being promoted to yokozuna. In fact, in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: Have you ever had any trouble with immigration in Japan?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/09/09/voices/tokyo-have-you-ever-had-any-trouble-with-immigration-in-japan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-have-you-ever-had-any-trouble-with-immigration-in-japan</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[expats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Bureau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justice Ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Narita]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo residents share their stories about their dealings with Japan's Immigration Bureau on entry, exit and at visa-renewal time]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: How would you describe Roppongi in one word?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/09/02/voices/tokyo-how-would-you-describe-roppongi-in-one-word/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-how-would-you-describe-roppongi-in-one-word</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[nightlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roppongi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hiroyuki Kadota, 32Nursery school teacher (Japanese)&#8220;Roadworks.&#8221; When I was a lot younger I went there, and I don&#8217;t have a great memory of that time because it was all roadworks, everywhere you look. And later, when a little older, when I went into bars I was just scared and don&#8217;t remember much. Aya Fujigamori, 21Tourism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: How much TV do you watch each week, and what do you watch?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/08/26/voices/tokyo-how-much-tv-do-you-watch-each-week-and-what-do-you-watch/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-how-much-tv-do-you-watch-each-week-and-what-do-you-watch</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From "none" to "watching  TV
is pretty much all I do," Tokyoites explain their diverse viewing habits.]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: If today was your last day on Earth, what on Earth would you do?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/08/12/voices/tokyo-if-today-was-your-last-day-on-earth-what-on-earth-would-you-do/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-if-today-was-your-last-day-on-earth-what-on-earth-would-you-do</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[expats]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shintaro Horiki Barman, 33 (Japanese) I would do as I always do — no real changes for me. I would stay home or go to work, to sleep — same as always, except perhaps for one thing: I always take one hour to get home after finishing work, but if it was my last day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: Now that Abe&#8217;s coalition has  a majority in both Diet chambers, what should he do?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/07/29/voices/tokyo-now-that-abes-coalition-has-a-majority-in-both-diet-chambers-what-should-he-do/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-now-that-abes-coalition-has-a-majority-in-both-diet-chambers-what-should-he-do</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kiyomitsu YokoyamaProperty manager, 34 (Japanese)I would like to buy a house in the future, so while housing loan taxes are low now, I would like to see Mr. Abe help those looking to buy houses by lowering these taxes even further. Also, I think that until the economy improves, the consumption tax should not be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: Which famous Japanese person would you most like to meet and why?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miyamoto Musashi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yasuyoshi WadaBartender, 31 (Japanese)If I had a chance, I&#8217;d like to meet the ex-Blue Hearts singer Hiroto Komoto, who covered issues such as many people entering companies all wearing the same suit, all wanting to join big firms and wanting to buy the same-style house. I like him because he &#8220;sang out&#8221; about these things. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho moves past Asashoryu to third on the all-time greatest list</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/22/sumo/hakuho-moves-past-asashoryu-to-third-on-the-all-time-greatest-list/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hakuho-moves-past-asashoryu-to-third-on-the-all-time-greatest-list</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 21, yokozuna Hakuho became the third most successful rikishi in the modern era, even if his 26th yusho victory since first holding aloft the Emperor’s Cup 42 tournaments ago came with something of a bittersweet aftertaste.]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: Which of Japan&#8217;s many summer firework displays do you recommend?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[fireworks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daisuke Wakabayashi College student, 21 (Japanese) I think the best fireworks display in Japan is in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. Even though it is not the biggest in Japan, the huge round fireworks let off there are very famous and attract people from all over the place. I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing the Nagaoka fireworks this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Hakuho prove the party-pooper in Kisenosato&#8217;s quest?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hakuho]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hakuho, sumo&#8217;s best grand champion in the past 25 years, will be aiming to win his fourth Nagoya Basho since being promoted to the top rank in 2007, and his 26th overall. Some would say this will be the toughest basho he has faced as a yokozuna. Incredibly popular with both Japanese and foreign fans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: Do you think conscription — in Japan or elsewhere — is a good thing or a bad idea?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[conscription]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alice GicqueauStudent, 16 (French)I think conscription is a bad idea because we always say people are equal and can do what they want, and I myself am all for liberty and freedom of choice. To that end, people, whoever they are, must be able to do what they want, and if they don&#8217;t want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nagoya to be testing ground for a trio of sumo titans</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/06/06/sumo/nagoya-to-be-testing-ground-for-a-trio-of-sumo-titans/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nagoya-to-be-testing-ground-for-a-trio-of-sumo-titans</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hakuho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harumafuji]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kisenosato]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Hakuho continues chalking up championships almost at will, mention of the "other" yokozuna — Harumafuji (11-4) — in some sumo circles is now met with heads being shaken.]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: What do you make of Gov. Naoki Inose&#8217;s comments about Muslims and Istanbul&#8217;s Olympic bid?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/05/14/voices/tokyo-what-do-you-make-of-gov-naoki-inoses-comments-about-muslims-and-istanbuls-olympic-bid/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-what-do-you-make-of-gov-naoki-inoses-comments-about-muslims-and-istanbuls-olympic-bid</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[expats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Istanbul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naoki Inose]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think many people in Japan see all foreigners as fighting with each other, not just Muslims. But, focusing on the positives [and ignoring Inose's negative comments], I see Istanbul as the better option [to be 2020 host]. ]]></description>
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		<title>Is Hakuho on his way to becoming the greatest ever?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/01/sumo/is-hakuho-on-his-way-to-becoming-the-greatest-ever/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=is-hakuho-on-his-way-to-becoming-the-greatest-ever</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hakuho]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On sumo&#8217;s list of all-time yusho winners, Hakuho currently stands tied with Kitanoumi on 24 championships to date. Just three men stand between the Mongolian and the all-time record: Asashoryu at 25, Chiyonofuji at 31 and Taiho at 32. Many modern-day sumo fans never saw the recently deceased Taiho, for many the greatest yokozuna ever, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: What are the best and worst things about living in Tokyo?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/04/30/voices/tokyo-what-are-the-best-and-worst-things-about-living-in-tokyo/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-what-are-the-best-and-worst-things-about-living-in-tokyo</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love how Tokyo is a big, chaotic mess, unlike my hometown, and I also enjoy getting lost when I am out and about, but the best thing is that I can eat and drink 24/7. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: What have been your best and worst jobs, and why?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[expats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My current job is the best I've had. Since 2008 I've worked for a university entrance exam company here. The worst was also here in Japan, when I was working as an assistant language teacher, because I had different bosses, and the job description was so loose that it was far from satisfying.]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: Do you have a message for young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/04/16/voices/tokyo-do-you-have-a-message-for-young-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-do-you-have-a-message-for-young-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/04/16/voices/tokyo-do-you-have-a-message-for-young-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kim Jong Un]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Korea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Korea nuclear crisis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get a hobby. Play less Battleships. Kim should take up something else, such as darts. He really needs to show his generals who is boss, and needs to be a little more refined in how he demonstrates his power.]]></description>
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		<title>Takarazuka: Japan&#8217;s newest &#8216;traditional&#8217; theater turns 100</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/04/14/stage/takarazuka-japans-newest-traditional-theater-turns-100/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=takarazuka-japans-newest-traditional-theater-turns-100</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/04/14/stage/takarazuka-japans-newest-traditional-theater-turns-100/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask your average Japanese person or non-native Japanophile to name a “traditional” form of domestic theater and the classics such as kabuki and noh would feature prominently. ]]></description>
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		<title>Star Troupe&#8217;s top otokoyaku star speaks out</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/04/14/stage/star-troupes-top-otokoyaku-star-speaks-out/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=star-troupes-top-otokoyaku-star-speaks-out</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[otokoyaku]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahead of their current Taiwan tour, Yuzuki Reon, the current top otokoyaku (male-role actress) with the Takarazuka Revue, took time out between rehearsals at the city-center Tokyo Takarazuka Theater to share with readers of The Japan Times something of her view from such a lofty show-biz height. As popular as the Takarazuka Revue is in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hakuho sets records, Harumafuji only raises questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hakuho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haru Basho]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As was expected before the recent Haru Basho in Osaka, both yokozuna, on the back of too little practice, and too many public engagements started the tournament less than convincingly. The opening day saw Hakuho lucky to keep his balance against a spirited Aminishiki, with Harumafuji also less than impressive in opening his account with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: Do you have a positive or negative image of the police?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/03/19/voices/tokyo-do-you-have-a-positive-or-negative-image-of-the-police/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-do-you-have-a-positive-or-negative-image-of-the-police</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[police]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoko Hayashi Company employee, 38 (Japanese) I have a pretty negative impression of the police overall, in large part as a result of repeated cases of young women reporting stalkers, the police then failing to act, and the stalkers eventually killing the women. Jason Koehler Restaurateur, 40 (American) Overall positive, because they are fairly approachable, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: Do you support Japan abandoning nuclear power even if it means increases in electricity prices?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3/11 2nd anniversary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katsuyoshi Tanaka &#8220;Beer sommelier,&#8221; 28 (Japanese) Even if it&#8217;s true that electricity bills will rise, I don&#8217;t agree with using nuclear power due to the simple fact that it is not 100 percent safe. And, whilst I don&#8217;t have kids yet, I hope to be a father one day, and I don&#8217;t want them to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will this be the basho in which Kisenosato claims his first yusho?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/03/10/sumo/will-this-be-the-basho-in-which-kisenosato-claims-his-first-yusho/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=will-this-be-the-basho-in-which-kisenosato-claims-his-first-yusho</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When the basho opens today, few rikishi will be as ill-prepared as the two yokozuna: Hakuho and Harumafuji. Neither man has had time to properly prepare for the annual jaunt in Osaka, Japan&#8217;s third largest city. Subject to such events as PR visits to local dignitaries, supporters club parties, museum visits and dedicatory ceremonies at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wrestling&#8217;s fall from Olympic grace sends wake-up call to International Sumo Federation</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/03/01/sumo/wrestlings-fall-from-olympic-grace-sends-wake-up-call-to-international-sumo-federation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wrestlings-fall-from-olympic-grace-sends-wake-up-call-to-international-sumo-federation</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The quest of the International Sumo Federation (IFS) to have amateur sumo accepted as a bona fide Olympic sport has long been viewed as as a pie-in-the-sky proposition by many.

In the wake of the recent IOC decision to drop the far more recognized sport of wrestling from automatic inclusion in the 2020 Games, anyone can see that the IFS goal remains as far away as ever.
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		<title>Tokyo: What do you make of the idea of having a romantic relationship with a Western woman/Japanese man?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/02/26/voices/tokyo-what-do-you-make-of-the-idea-of-having-a-romantic-relationship-with-a-western-womanjapanese-man/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-what-do-you-make-of-the-idea-of-having-a-romantic-relationship-with-a-western-womanjapanese-man</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[mixed relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Makoto Tsuji Social worker, 35 (Japanese) At first, I thought I preferred Japanese women based on looks, but now I am actually married to an American woman. I was attracted to her as a whole — her personality as well as her looks. Rachel Garner Wine analyst, 39 (English) For me, I would rather not, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: Are you better or worse off than this time last year?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/02/04/voices/tokyo-are-you-better-or-worse-off-than-this-time-last-year/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-are-you-better-or-worse-off-than-this-time-last-year</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For me personally, early 2012 and the same period this year are much the same all-round as far as work, private life and everything else goes. No big differences. But I will change my job later this year, so that's something to look forward to.
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