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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Minoru Matsutani</title>
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		<title>S.T. Dupont logs doubled sales on revamped lineup</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alain Crevet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S.T. Dupont]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[French hand-made luxury goods maker S.T. Dupont&#8217;s president said Thursday that sales in Japan have doubled over the past three years after the company reduced its product lineup to mainly pens and lighters. The company&#8217;s business here turned a profit in 2011 and has kept increasing ever since. Japan is one of the most important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India envoy stresses Japan&#8217;s stature</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ashwani Kumar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[India&#8217;s special envoy to Japan said Wednesday the world&#8217;s second-most-populous country is ready to make the visit by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in November successful and bilateral ties stronger. Ashwani Kumar is India&#8217;s first ever special envoy to any nation. He is to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Minister [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan hopes to blow ahead in renewables with floating wind farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The renewable energy sector plays a key part in Japan&#8217;s growth strategy. Among options such as solar and geothermal, wind power may be the most suitable for Japan as it is surrounded by the ocean. Winds are strong and stable at the ocean due to the absence of structures blocking the wind. The noise and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Young entrepreneurs go forward in &#8216;New Japan&#8217;; deregulation can aid economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo is becoming an incubator of venture businesses as many young people &#8212; seeing the success of other entrepreneurs, who in turn have created a network of mentors and investors &#8212; are taking on the challenge of having their own business, aided by an improving economy buoyed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s economic measures, dubbed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking, now too uncool for school</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2013 13:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Kitsuen (喫煙, smoking) could become an obsolete habit in Japan in the near future, as youngsters apparently now consider smoking dasai (ダサい, uncool). A recent survey by the monkash&#333; (文科省, an abbreviation of monbukagakush&#333;, or the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) shows that only 9 percent of k&#333;san danshi (高3男子, high school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The latest gyaru-go: The top 10 words for gals on the go</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2013 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[gyaru]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gyaru-go]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, I overheard two gyaru (ギャル, gals, i.e., fashion-conscious girls) talking, but I had no idea what they were saying. &#8220;Oh my goodness! I was doing KS! I gotta reply now!&#8221; What is KS? The hint is that the girl was doing something with her sumaho (スマホ, smartphone). KS, pronounced &#8220;kei esu,&#8221; is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan Inc. backs Olympics bid: Cho</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fujio Cho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Corporate Japan is an active promoter of sports and is completely behind the effort to secure the 2020 Olympic Games for Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp. Honorary Chairman Fujio Cho said Wednesday. &#8220;Many Japanese companies deeply understand the importance of sports,&#8221; Cho, who holds many posts outside Toyota, including president of the Japan Sports Association, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voting for idols is bigger than politics</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/07/01/language/voting-for-idols-is-bigger-than-politics/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=voting-for-idols-is-bigger-than-politics</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2013 15:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Elsewhere in the world, the kind of sōsenkyo (総選挙, general election) that fires up public interest and garners media attention is one where political parties compete for national office. In Japan, however, the sōsenkyo of aidoru gurūpu (アイドルグループ, idol group) AKB48 tends to grab far more attention than it deserves, which is ironic considering the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matsuno, American win Blue Planet Prize for eco-work</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/19/national/matsuno-american-win-blue-planet-prize-for-eco-work/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=matsuno-american-win-blue-planet-prize-for-eco-work</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Blue Planet Prize, Asahi Glass Foundation, climate change]]></description>
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		<title>Supercomputer used to simulate disaster evacuations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[K computer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tsunami]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[University of Tokyo researchers have used the K supercomputer to develop a simulation for mass evacuations in case of tsunami. The simulation will help when designing buildings and roads to achieve smooth navigation for a massive number of people moving in the same direction, said Muneo Hori of the university&#8217;s Earthquake Research Institute. It will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shinto&#8217;s kami and jinja seeking world acceptance</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/06/03/language/shintos-kami-and-jinja-seeking-world-acceptance/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=shintos-kami-and-jinja-seeking-world-acceptance</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japanese language]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ise Jingu (伊勢神宮, Ise Jingu Shrine) has recently published a sasshi (冊子, booklet) in English, titled &#8220;Soul of Japan &#8212; An Introduction to Shinto and Ise Jingu.&#8221; The news was picked up by some Japanese media because the shrine used, for the first time, words such as kami (神, God or deity), matsuri (祭り, festival) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singer Misia help raise awareness about Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/01/world/singer-misia-help-raise-awareness-about-africa/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=singer-misia-help-raise-awareness-about-africa</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 16:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A powerful five-octave voice coming from a small frame is normally what describes Misia as a singer. The second hat she wears is as a philanthropic activist for Africa. Donating money and participating in charity campaigns are not extraordinary for entertainers. So Misia felt she had to do more. She decided to visit African countries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The evolution of TICAD since its inception in 1993</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 16:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TICAD, or the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, has continuously evolved since the first conference in 1993. Held once every five years, the conference has attracted a rising number of participants as Japanese companies become more interested in Africa and vice versa amid the economic expansion of the African continent. At TICAD IV in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The past, present, future of the EU; bloc&#8217;s bilateral relations with Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/09/world/the-past-present-future-of-the-eu-blocs-bilateral-relations-with-japan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-past-present-future-of-the-eu-blocs-bilateral-relations-with-japan</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The first seeds of the idea of the European Union were sown on May 9, 1950, by then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman. Hence, the date is now celebrated as Europe Day. The relationship between Japan and the EU has entered a new phase as the 63rd anniversary of Europe Day is marked this year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plan to introduce TOEFL to universities has its merits</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/05/06/language/plan-to-introduce-toefl-to-universities-has-its-merits/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=plan-to-introduce-toefl-to-universities-has-its-merits</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 15:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The media and kyōiku senmonka (教育専門家, pundits on education) have been voicing the pros and cons of the idea put forward by the Jiminto (自民党, the Liberal Democratic Party) to make TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) mandatory for entrance exams at all Japanese universities. TOEFL is a test to assess a person&#8217;s English [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School operator scores big with right-brain development</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/16/business/school-operator-scores-big-with-right-brain-development/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=school-operator-scores-big-with-right-brain-development</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HEGL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruiko Henmi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fifteen years ago, Ruiko Henmi, an operator of schools focusing on right-brain development, saw a 7-year-old boy read a paperback in less than a minute and she did not believe it was possible he retained any of the information it contained. She then saw other children racing through books using the &#8220;hado yomi&#8221; (literally, &#8220;wave-action [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s all change at Shibuya Station for the Toyoko Line</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japanese language]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 16, the platforms for the Tokyu Toyoko Line at Shibuya Station moved from the chijō nikai (地上二階, second floor) to the chika gokai (地下五階, fifth basement floor) to connect the Toyoko Line with the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line.]]></description>
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		<title>SAS bullish on Japan after logging best year ever in 2012, exec says</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/16/business/sas-bullish-on-japan-after-logging-best-year-ever-in-2012-exec-says/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sas-bullish-on-japan-after-logging-best-year-ever-in-2012-exec-says</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/14/national/protecting-rights-as-a-means-to-enhance-development/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=protecting-rights-as-a-means-to-enhance-development</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/30/national/lawmaker-looks-at-risks-of-populism/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lawmaker-looks-at-risks-of-populism</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/23/national/davos-fosters-the-passion-to-overcome-global-challenges/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=davos-fosters-the-passion-to-overcome-global-challenges</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/27/national/eco-charity-awareness-tied-to-newspaper-readership/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=eco-charity-awareness-tied-to-newspaper-readership</link>
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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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		<title>Axed manager&#8217;s sexual harassment lawsuit against Prada Japan fails</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tokyo District Court on Friday quashed a demand by a former manager of Prada Japan that the firm pay her &#165;58 million in damages for sexual harassment, ruling that telling her to lose weight wasn&#8217;t so bad given that Prada is in the fashion business. &#8220;It may be insensitive for the president to tell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly 50 years ago, Tokyo meetings focused on liquidity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For Tokyo, 1964 was definitely one of the biggest years. In October, Japan&#8217;s volleyball team, dubbed the &#8220;Oriental Witches,&#8221; won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, heating up Japanese spirits. Shinkansen bullet trains began operating that same month. A month earlier, Tokyo hosted the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan provides meeting guests with &#8216;cool&#8217; items</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minoru Matsutani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For foreign ministers and others who have come to Tokyo to discuss international cooperation on difficult subjects such as the European debt crisis, the Japanese government has prepared some entertainment. The office set up by the Ministry of Finance for the preparation of the IMF and World Bank meetings, which run through Oct. 14, announces [...]]]></description>
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