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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; VIEWS FROM THE STREET</title>
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		<title>Tokyo: How do you feel about the capital hosting the 2020 Olympics?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/09/30/voices/tokyo-how-do-you-feel-about-the-capital-hosting-the-2020-olympics/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-how-do-you-feel-about-the-capital-hosting-the-2020-olympics</link>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[AKB48]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kohei Uchimura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo 2020]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></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>Osaka: What on Earth should be done about the deteriorating situation at Fukushima No. 1?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/09/16/voices/osaka-what-on-earth-should-be-done-about-the-deteriorating-situation-at-fukushima-no-1/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=osaka-what-on-earth-should-be-done-about-the-deteriorating-situation-at-fukushima-no-1</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Franklin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[fukushima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fukushima No. 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radiation leak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tepco]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Tepco plays "whack-a-mole" with myriad problems at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, readers offer their advice to the utility and Abe's government.]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[visas]]></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>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></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>Osaka: What was your dream job  as a child, and would you still like to do it now if you could?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/08/05/voices/osaka-what-was-your-dream-job-as-a-child-and-would-you-still-like-to-do-it-now-if-you-could/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=osaka-what-was-your-dream-job-as-a-child-and-would-you-still-like-to-do-it-now-if-you-could</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Franklin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osaka]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sae Shida, 29Waitress (Japanese)As a little girl I dreamed of being a flight attendant, because my aunt was one for Cathay Pacific airlines, and I always thought she looked so beautiful and sophisticated in her uniform. And of course the international travel sounded very appealing. I definitely would do it today if I could, but [...]]]></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>
		<comments>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/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LDP]]></category>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/07/22/voices/tokyo-which-famous-japanese-person-would-you-most-like-to-meet-and-why-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-which-famous-japanese-person-would-you-most-like-to-meet-and-why-2</link>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[Takeru Kobayashi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></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>Tokyo: Which of Japan&#8217;s many summer firework displays do you recommend?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/07/15/voices/tokyo-which-of-japans-many-summer-firework-displays-do-you-recommend/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-which-of-japans-many-summer-firework-displays-do-you-recommend</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[fireworks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lake Suwa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nagano Prefecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nagaoka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Niigata Prefecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saitama Prefecture]]></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>Nagoya:  What was your best holiday ever, and why?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Carr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Austria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Croatia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nagoya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seoul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Korea. I have many Korean friends and I love going to Seoul. It is a wonderful city for shopping, eating and pampering yourself. Some of the food is rather like delicacies you can find in Japan, yet subtly different, such as <em>tok</em>, their version of our <em>mochi</em> (pounded rice cakes) and their chicken stew. I particularly enjoy massage, combined with being cleansed in a Korean dome-type sauna. Usually I stay five days or a week.]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[constitution]]></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>Osaka: What do you make of Mayor Toru Hashimoto’s comments about “comfort women” and his suggestion that U.S. forces in Okinawa use local brothels?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/05/28/voices/osaka-what-do-you-make-of-osaka-mayor-toru-hashimotos-comments-about-comfort-women-being-necessary-and-his-suggestion-that-u-s-forces-in-okinawa-work-off-their-frustrations-in-brothels-t/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=osaka-what-do-you-make-of-osaka-mayor-toru-hashimotos-comments-about-comfort-women-being-necessary-and-his-suggestion-that-u-s-forces-in-okinawa-work-off-their-frustrations-in-brothels-t</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 15:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Franklin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[comfort women]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toru Hashimoto]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edo Lastiri &#8220;Retired hippie,&#8221; 70 (American) He&#8217;s a perfect example of why &#8220;diapers and politicians should be changed often, and for the same reason&#8221;! He&#8217;s too incompetent for Osaka, and should be &#8220;promoted&#8221; to national government. I&#8217;ve lived here for 30 years; I miss the old days when mayors and governors concentrated on administering Osaka [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yokohama: What do you think of the prime minister&#8217;s &#8216;Abenomic&#8217; strategy so far?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/05/21/voices/yokohama-what-do-you-think-of-the-prime-ministers-abenomic-strategy-so-far/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=yokohama-what-do-you-think-of-the-prime-ministers-abenomic-strategy-so-far</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Nehls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Businesses are getting better, and at least finance types are strong. But in my business salaries are not going up. ]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
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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>Tokyo: What are the best and worst things about living in Tokyo?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
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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>Hiroshima: What sweets tickled your taste buds at the National Confectionery Exposition?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko Otake  and Satoko Kawasaki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["A bag of cheap sweets and snacks from Osaka, as well as candies using tangerines from Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture. I buy sweets mostly to give away to my kids and their friends."]]></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>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kim Jong Un]]></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>Osaka: If you could live in any city outside Japan, which would it be?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/04/02/voices/osaka-if-you-could-live-in-any-city-outside-japan-which-would-it-be/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=osaka-if-you-could-live-in-any-city-outside-japan-which-would-it-be</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Franklin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bianca Scheurer, 25 Office manager (German) Amsterdam comes to mind, but on second thoughts, I would choose to live in Maastricht, the Netherlands, because I love the pastoral atmosphere there. It has many of the same benefits as the more famous capital — canals, nice people, coffee shops — but without the tourists, and combined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: Do you have a positive or negative image of the police?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
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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>
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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>Wakayama: Do you think lesson fees at English conversation schools are overpriced?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Wong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kana High school student, 18 Yes, I think lesson fees at eikaiwa [private English conversation schools] are overpriced. If it weren&#8217;t so expensive to take English lessons, then I&#8217;d consider taking a class, and would encourage my friends and family to do so, too. Takeshi Taniguchi State schoolteacher, 39 I don&#8217;t think the cost to [...]]]></description>
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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>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>Tokyo: Do you think teachers should be allowed to dish out corporal punishment?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["I don't see any benefit in corporal punishment, whether at the hands of teachers or parents."]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo: What do you think of AKB48&#8242;s no-love-life clause?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Glenn Radio DJ / talent, 40s (Australian) I can understand their handlers want to keep the girls potentially available, just as I&#8217;m sure they want their stable to concentrate on their performances, not boys. It works to prevent any scandals too, while maintaining a pure image in a very Japanese way, where the puppet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Niigata/Nagano: Should Japan make all of its highways free or is the present toll system fair?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Baier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rikiya Sakurai Student, 20s (Japanese) If tolls were eliminated, gasoline and car taxes would have to go up to make up the difference. At the moment the economy is bad and not everyone can afford to pay the extra taxes. Once it gets better, though, raising taxes on cars and gasoline to eliminate the freeway [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo:  What will you remember most about 2012?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomomi Morita Waitress, 21 (Japanese) I attended my coming of age ceremony, which was a big event for me, even though I actually turned 20 the year before. I wore a kimono, and after the ceremony near where I live I went to Senso-ji in Asakusa, met up with all my classmates from school and [...]]]></description>
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