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		<title>Language startup rises to cloud nine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovations in software coupled with the widespread availability of Internet broadband are transforming the once stodgy business of language education. Leading the charge in Japan are two Japanese-American brothers, John Hideyoshi Martyn and Billy Kosuke Martyn. The brothers want to reduce the many hours per week that language teachers spend on managing assignments, grading, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Violin maker brings traditions of Italian masters to Tokyo</title>
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		<title>Do your research to avoid medical surprises in Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding how Japanese medical practice differs from that in your home country can be crucial to avoiding unwelcome surprises next time you or a loved one find yourselves in need of treatment at a local clinic or hospital. Without pre-planning, for instance, an expectant mother could find herself giving birth in the delivery room at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urbanites urged to head up, not down, to survive tsunami</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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