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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Masaaki Kameda</title>
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		<title>More Japanese teachers needed in ASEAN, Abe is told</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ASEAN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cultural exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese language]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An expert panel to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has proposed bolstering support for Japanese-language education in ASEAN countries by increasing the number of teachers, as more people in the region are learning Japanese. The proposal, submitted to Abe on Monday, calls for boosting the dispatch of Japanese-language teachers by utilizing university and graduate students, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota maintains Interbrand ranking at No. 10 in world</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coca-Cola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven Japanese firms made it onto the list of the top 100 most valuable brands in the world for 2013 compiled by U.S. consultancy Interbrand. Toyota Motor Corp. came in 10th, unchanged from last year, with a value of &#36;35.3 billion, the best showing among Japanese firms in the annual Best Global Brands rankings. &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo to build new wharf for big liners</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/26/national/tokyo-to-build-new-wharf-for-big-liners/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-to-build-new-wharf-for-big-liners</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cruisers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Bay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will build a new wharf that can handle large cruise ships to bring more tourists to the capital, Gov. Naoki Inose said. &#8220;The economic impact brought by cruise ships is huge as the passengers go sightseeing and shopping in the city. Port calls by those ships will help bolster Tokyo&#8217;s image [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo, nation see chance to rebuild pride</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/25/national/tokyo-nation-see-chance-to-rebuild-pride/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-nation-see-chance-to-rebuild-pride</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Like the 1964 Olympics, the 2020 Summer Games are expected to have a positive impact not only economically but psychologically as well. They will also offer Japan the chance to set an example for the industrialized world, to demonstrate that despite its troubles &#8212; deflation, a rapidly aging population and scars from a triple disaster [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo hopes to recover its luster with special zones for foreign businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To bolster Tokyo’s dwindling profile in Asia, the metropolitan government has launched the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters project to persuade more than 500 foreign companies to set up shop here by 2016. ]]></description>
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		<title>Compactness key to Olympics plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics will be a compact games, with roughly 75 percent of the sports venues within 8 km of the Olympic Village, according to the official plan. &#8220;The biggest selling point in Tokyo&#8217;s plan is &#8216;Athletes First&#8217; &#8212; compactness in the placement of the Olympic Village and the venues,&#8221; Nobumoto Higuchi, acting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inose lauds &#8216;Team Japan&#8217; for bringing games back</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/11/national/inose-praises-team-japan-for-bringing-olympics-back-to-tokyo/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=inose-praises-team-japan-for-bringing-olympics-back-to-tokyo</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IOC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naoki Inose]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo&#8217;s success in landing the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics was thanks to the country&#8217;s all-around effort involving athletes, lawmakers and business leaders, Gov. Naoki Inose said after returning from the International Olympic Committee&#8217;s general assembly in Buenos Aires. &#8220;Our bid came to fruition as &#8216;Team Japan&#8217; worked with good teamwork,&#8221; Inose, who is also chairman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Games nod pressures Tokyo to act</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 12:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[analysis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 2020 Olympics and Paralympics are coming to Tokyo, so Japan can expect greater global pressure to rectify the Fukushima nuclear debacle. Experts on Monday credited Tokyo&#8217;s success over Istanbul and Madrid to the safety of the capital and its passion to hold the games. They also hope to see the Tohoku region rebuilt from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo Olympic bid committee makes last-ditch pitch for 2020 Games</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/08/national/tokyo-olympic-bid-committee-makes-last-ditch-pitch-for-2020-games/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-olympic-bid-committee-makes-last-ditch-pitch-for-2020-games</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Delegates from Tokyo&#8217;s Olympic bid committee made their final pitch to land the 2020 Summer Games and Paralympics on Saturday at the International Olympic Committee&#8217;s general assembly in Buenos Aires. Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo were each allotted 45-minute slots to make their final presentations in the Argentine capital ahead of the vote in the early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts uncertain about Tokyo bid</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/05/national/experts-uncertain-about-tokyo-bid/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=experts-uncertain-about-tokyo-bid</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[host city]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Istanbul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Madrid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the weekend vote looms by the International Olympic Committee to decide the city that will host the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, experts in Japan say the three candidates are neck and neck amid lingering worries about the radioactive water leaking from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. They feel the outcome will depend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a kid&#8217;s world at Festa 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/31/national/its-a-kids-world-at-festa-2013/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=its-a-kids-world-at-festa-2013</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children's International Festa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[embassies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Children enjoyed intercultural experiences ranging from Thai vegetable carving to learning Sri Lanka&#8217;s Sinhala alphabet Saturday in Tokyo. Children&#8217;s International Festa 2013, held at Yebisu Garden Place in Shibuya Ward, provided kids with opportunities to learn about different cultures around the world through hands-on experience, said Madoka Soma of Somos &#38; Co., which organized the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recruit foreign students to fuel growth, panel says</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/26/national/recruit-foreign-students-to-fuel-growth-panel-says/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=recruit-foreign-students-to-fuel-growth-panel-says</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[exchange students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Japan should strategically bring in more students from emerging economies who can contribute to both their homeland and Japan&#8217;s growth, a midterm report by an education panel working on exchange student issues said Monday. The report compiled by the nine-member panel, headed by Tsutomu Kimura, chairman of the Tokyo board of education, calls for selecting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo 2020 Olympics bid committee girds for the final presentation</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/23/national/tokyo-2020-olympics-bid-committee-girds-for-the-final-presentation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-2020-olympics-bid-committee-girds-for-the-final-presentation</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 14:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Naoki Inose]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Olympic Committee votes in 15 days on whether Tokyo, Istanbul or Madrid hosts the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, and officials of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee vow to do their utmost to win the bid.]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of the times: street, building markers get English names</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/20/national/signs-of-the-times-street-building-markers-get-english-names/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=signs-of-the-times-street-building-markers-get-english-names</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[tourists]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Foreign tourists should have an easier time identifying the seat of government in Tokyo when the current sign, "Kokkai," is pulled down and replaced with "The National Diet."]]></description>
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		<title>Forget the beach, try an on-the-job vacation</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/13/business/forget-the-beach-try-an-on-the-job-vacation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=forget-the-beach-try-an-on-the-job-vacation</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[KidZania, the theme park where children can role-play professions such as doctor or firefighter, has proved popular around the world: entertainment centers are now operating in 10 countries in addition to Japan, including Mexico, Indonesia and Portugal. Similarly, in Tokyo, there is a business that offers adults the chance to try their hand at interesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tohoku-Tokyo 1,000-km relay ends</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/07/national/tohoku-tokyo-1000-km-relay-ends/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tohoku-tokyo-1000-km-relay-ends</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 1,040-km relay involving more than 700 runners and bicyclists ended Wednesday in Tokyo after the participants passed through areas in the Tohoku region devastated by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. Organized mainly by members of athletic associations with support from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the &#8220;Discover Tomorrow 1,000km Relay to TOKYO&#8221; was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Test of Mount Fuji fee collection called success</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/06/national/test-of-mount-fuji-fee-collection-called-success-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=test-of-mount-fuji-fee-collection-called-success-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[climbing fee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Fuji]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yamanashi and Shizuoka took in more than &#165;34 million from climbers willing to pay a fee to scale Mount Fuji, which straddles the prefectures, during a 10-day trial period this summer, prefectural officials said Tuesday. The voluntary admission fee of &#165;1,000 charged between July 25 and Aug. 3 was preliminary to a proposed permanent fee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low-lying ward boosts rain forecasts</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/30/national/low-lying-ward-boosts-rain-forecasts/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=low-lying-ward-boosts-rain-forecasts</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/30/national/low-lying-ward-boosts-rain-forecasts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Edogawa Ward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rainfall prediction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Susceptible to flooding, Tokyo&#8217;s Edogawa Ward, 70 percent of which is below sea level at high tide, will start posting rainfall forecasts on its website from Thursday in a pilot program aimed at improving its flood control as much of the nation grapples with a spate of torrential downpours. Edogawa is apparently the first municipality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>University of Tokyo to debut quarterly school year in 2015</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/26/national/university-of-tokyo-to-debut-quarterly-school-year-in-2015/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=university-of-tokyo-to-debut-quarterly-school-year-in-2015</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/26/national/university-of-tokyo-to-debut-quarterly-school-year-in-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Todai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Tokyo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Tokyo announced Friday it will introduce a quarterly academic year from April 2015, replacing the current two semesters, to align itself with the international standard. The decision by its board was based on proposals made in a June panel report that fell short of recommending the start of fall enrollment, as sought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands hit Kanebo over skin discoloring</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/24/national/thousands-hit-kanebo-over-skin-discoloring/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=thousands-hit-kanebo-over-skin-discoloring</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/24/national/thousands-hit-kanebo-over-skin-discoloring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kanebo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. has announced that more than 2,000 people have complained about serious skin discoloration after using its products, with the firm saying Wednesday that it has begun meeting with people suffering from such symptoms, promising them long-term support. &#8220;We set up a task force headed by the president and decided to meet those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo voters mixed but most seem to want LDP in charge</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/22/national/tokyo-voters-mixed-but-most-seem-to-want-ldp-in-charge/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-voters-mixed-but-most-seem-to-want-ldp-in-charge</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/22/national/tokyo-voters-mixed-but-most-seem-to-want-ldp-in-charge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mizuho Aoki, Masaaki Kameda,  and Tomohiro Osaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[comments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Upper House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many voters appear to be putting their faith in the Liberal Democratic Party despite the lack of "Abenomics" evidence in their lives, The Japan Times finds.]]></description>
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		<title>Free study abroad prep in Kumamoto</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/19/national/free-study-abroad-prep-in-kumamoto/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=free-study-abroad-prep-in-kumamoto</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/19/national/free-study-abroad-prep-in-kumamoto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Harvard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kumamoto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kumamoto Prefecture will open a free cram school Sunday for junior high and high school students who want to enroll in universities overseas. &#8220;Students nowadays have options to attend universities abroad thanks to globalization,&#8221; said Makoto Kamei of the prefectural government&#8217;s private education promotion division. &#8220;Unlike Tokyo, Kumamoto doesn&#8217;t have preparatory schools for foreign universities. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JT plans scholarships for low-income students</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/12/national/jt-plans-scholarships-for-low-income-students/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=jt-plans-scholarships-for-low-income-students</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/12/national/jt-plans-scholarships-for-low-income-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Tobacco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scholarship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Japan Tobacco Inc. said Friday it will establish a university scholarship for students from low-income families, providing up to &#165;8.8 million until graduation in the most generous program of its kind. The program is scheduled to start next April, JT said. &#8220;Students from low-income households tend to give up on attending university, so we&#8217;d like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shorter stay eyed to qualify as resident</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/11/national/shorter-stay-eyed-to-qualify-as-resident/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=shorter-stay-eyed-to-qualify-as-resident</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/11/national/shorter-stay-eyed-to-qualify-as-resident/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[highly-skilled foreigners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permanent resident status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Japan might make it easier for "highly skilled professionals" to acquire permanent residency status so it can lure the talent it needs to rejuvenate the stagnant economy. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo Skytree proves boon for Hato Bus tours</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/10/national/tokyo-skytree-proves-boon-for-hato-bus-tours/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-skytree-proves-boon-for-hato-bus-tours</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/10/national/tokyo-skytree-proves-boon-for-hato-bus-tours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hato Bus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Skytree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tourism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks mainly to the opening of Tokyo Skytree in May last year, the number of people who took Hato Bus Co. sightseeing tours of Tokyo in fiscal 2012 rose to 914,004, the company announced. It&#8217;s the first time the number has exceeded 900,000 in 20 years. Preliminary figures released by the Tokyo-based tour bus operator [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 million studying Japanese abroad</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/08/national/4-million-studying-japanese-abroad/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=4-million-studying-japanese-abroad</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/08/national/4-million-studying-japanese-abroad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese language]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[4 million studying Japanese abroad: A record 3.98 million people were studying Japanese abroad in 2012 amid widespread interest in the country, the Japan Foundation announces.]]></description>
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		<title>As new UNESCO site, Fuji set to beckon to masses</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/08/reference/as-new-unesco-site-fuji-set-to-beckon-to-masses/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=as-new-unesco-site-fuji-set-to-beckon-to-masses</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/08/reference/as-new-unesco-site-fuji-set-to-beckon-to-masses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mount Fuji]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The official climbing season for Mount Fuji kicked off July 1 amid added fanfare over the iconic peak&#8217;s inclusion as a UNESCO World Heritage cultural site in late June. Straddling Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, Japan&#8217;s highest peak, at 3,776 meters, has seen a surge in recent years in hikers heading to the top, and with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo panel mulls ways to enhance high school English education</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/28/national/tokyo-panel-mulls-ways-to-enhance-high-school-english-education/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-panel-mulls-ways-to-enhance-high-school-english-education</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/28/national/tokyo-panel-mulls-ways-to-enhance-high-school-english-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Metropolitan Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A panel of experts kicked off discussions Thursday on measures to enhance English education at Tokyo&#8217;s public high schools, aiming to enable students to acquire practical communications skills and become more global-oriented. &#8220;I&#8217;d like the experts to discuss various topics, including how to improve English classes and how to motivate students to learn the language [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shin Shin the panda unlikely to be pregnant</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/26/national/shin-shin-the-panda-unlikely-to-be-pregnant/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=shin-shin-the-panda-unlikely-to-be-pregnant</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/26/national/shin-shin-the-panda-unlikely-to-be-pregnant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[panda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uezo Zoo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Shin Shin, the female giant panda at Ueno Zoo, is highly unlikely to be pregnant, officials at the Tokyo facility said Tuesday, saying she isn&#8217;t showing the conditions usually observed before pandas give birth. Shin Shin has been removed from public viewing since June 4 because zoo workers suspected she might be pregnant. She and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>University of Tokyo may switch to quarters</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/20/national/university-of-tokyo-may-switch-to-quarters/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=university-of-tokyo-may-switch-to-quarters</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/20/national/university-of-tokyo-may-switch-to-quarters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[fall enrollment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[four-semester]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Junichi Hamada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Univ. of Tokyo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Tokyo may replace its two-semester academic year with a quarter system to make it easier to shift to fall enrollment and line up with international standards.  ]]></description>
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