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		<title>SAS bullish on Japan after logging best year ever in 2012, exec says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scandinavian Airlines System has seen its business in Japan recover dramatically since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the upturn is continuing, according to an SAS executive.]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting rights as a means to enhance development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese manufacturers are generally shying away from applying for patents in ASEAN countries for reasons such as the &#8220;immatureness&#8221; of the judicial system in intellectual property (IP) trials and the low level of technology assessment by local IP authorities, said a representative of the Japan Intellectual Property Association. Japanese companies urge member states of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmaker looks at risks of populism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Shizuoka Prefecture should hold a referendum for its citizens to decide whether the Hamaoka nuclear power plant should be restarted, assembly member Takuya Abe said. Operations at the Chubu Electric Power Co. plant were halted after Tokyo Electric Power Co.&#8217;s Fukushima No. 1 plant suffered three reactor core meltdowns in March 2011. The move at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Davos fosters the passion to overcome global challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year in late January, global leaders in business, politics, academia and other fields get together in Switzerland to discuss the various challenges faced by the world. This annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, dubbed Davos after the Swiss resort at which it is held, is in its 43rd year and continues to grab [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan searches for growth areas to drive economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the media have highlighted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s large-scale government spending on public works, and high expectations for his so-called Abenomics drove share prices up and weakened the yen, the important question is; what industries does Abe&#8217;s administration want to promote as driving forces of the economy? Abe&#8217;s administration roughly identified such growth sectors, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aiming to take Japan&#8217;s best onto the global stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese leaders in business, culture, politics and other fields should look abroad and take what Japan can do best to the world, said Yoshito Hori, president of Globis University and managing partner of Globis Capital Partners. The head of Japan&#8217;s largest business school operator also said that the World Economic Forum&#8217;s annual meeting on global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expert details Japan&#8217;s &#8216;seemingly&#8217; rightward shift</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Liberal Democratic Party&#8217;s Shinzo Abe became prime minister in December, some domestic and global media ran editorials labeling his appointment as the sign of Japan&#8217;s swing to the right. Abe&#8217;s administration is considering enabling the Self-Defense Forces to engage in more defensive activities than they currently are allowed. Abe is also considering changing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-, charity-awareness tied to newspaper readership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[People who are daily inclined to read newspapers for long periods tend to have a strong sense of charity and environmental awareness, market researcher Video Research Ltd. and advertising agency Dentsu Inc. have said. While a clear correlation was found for newspaper readers, none was found regarding whether people who watch TV or surf the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fair trade slowly catching on here</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hirokazu Kanetaka, who works in the cafe section of restaurant operator Zensho Holdings Co., was thrilled when an elementary school teacher in Rwanda thanked the company for helping students get to school on time. The teacher told him that a newly built water supply system funded through Zensho&#8217;s fair trade program has freed the students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firm&#8217;s new HR placement goals focus on internationally minded recruits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Major human resources placement company Robert Walters Japan is strengthening its support for Japanese companies that want to hire people suited to international business, its president said in a recent symposium in Tokyo. The Japanese unit of the Britain-headquartered company, Japanese Business Division, set up on Aug. 1, specializes in helping companies hire people with [...]]]></description>
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