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		<title>University of Tokyo ranked No. 1 in Asia: global survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Todai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Tokyo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Tokyo is once again the highest-performing tertiary institution in Asia, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings released Wednesday. The prestigious university moved up four places from last year to 23rd in this year&#8217;s table. Japan also solidified its position as Asia&#8217;s number one nation, with a total of five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Households to take hit from tax hike</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko Otake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[consumption tax]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The consumption tax increase next April will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people's financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the impact of the hike, experts say.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates roar past Reds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cincinnati Reds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Francisco Liriano showed up at PNC Park on Tuesday afternoon in a suit with his suitcase packed for a trip St. Louis. The message reverberated through the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse. After 21 years away from the playoffs, it was time for the best story in baseball to become something more than a novelty act. Liriano [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fukushima No. 1 mishandling may foreclose on Tepco reactor restarts: NRA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[fukushima]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nuclear crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shunichi Tanaka]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s apparent inept handling of the triple-meltdown crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant may foreclose on its bid to restart two idled reactors in Niigata Prefecture, the Nuclear Regulation Authority chief indicates.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Del Potro rolls through Berlocq in straight sets; Soeda loses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Go Soeda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juan Martin Del Potro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No. 1 seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina strolled past countryman Carlos Berlocq in straight sets to reach the Japan Open quarterfinals Wednesday. In their first career meeting, seventh-ranked del Potro made efficient work of Berlocq in slightly over an hour, going through 6-2, 6-2 to become the first to qualify for the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. paralysis leaves travel agencies scrambling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kinki Nippon Tourist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tourism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[U.S. shutdown]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government shutdown that started at midnight Monday has impacted the global travel industry, with tourist agencies in Japan scrambling to avoid severe losses.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Jordan: I would beat LeBron 1-on-1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[LeBron James]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Jordan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NBA legend Michael Jordan believes he could beat LeBron James in a one-on-one basketball game when he was in his prime. He&#8217;s not sure about Kobe Bryant. In a video promoting the NBA 2K14 video game that was released Tuesday, Jordan said there&#8217;s a long list of players he would&#8217;ve liked to have played one-on-one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woman killed by train after saving man</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[train]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A woman is struck and killed by a train after dashing into a Yokohama railroad crossing and moving to safety a 74-year-old man lying on the tracks.]]></description>
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		<title>Uchimura dominates; Kato moves into third</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kohei Uchimura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryohei Kato]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kohei Uchimura showed he is the overwhelming favorite to win a record fourth all-around world gymnastics championship by qualifying for Thursday&#8217;s final by a big margin. Uchimura also qualified for the weekend floor exercise, high bar and parallel bar finals on Tuesday. The Olympic champion is trying to become the first male or female gymnast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Towada Art Center expands its landscape</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Munro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Towada Oirase Art Festival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the Towada Art Center opened five years ago, the city in Aomori Prefecture has seen its prospects dramatically alter. Not only by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, but by the subsequent devastation of neighboring areas, all of which compounded the dwindling prosperity of Towada. It was detached from nearby Misawa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matsuoka tosses shutout against Giants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kenichi Matsuoka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yomiuri Giants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ninth-year right-hander Kenichi Matsuoka threw his first-career shutout, Tetsuto Yamada homered and the last-place Tokyo Yakult Swallows blanked the Central League-winning Yomiuri Giants 1-0 on Wednesday night. Matsuoka (3-3) retired the first 11 batters he faced before issuing a two-out walk to Hayato Sakamoto in the fourth at Tokyo Dome. The right-hander scattered three hits, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support rate for Abe Cabinet rises to 63.3%: Kyodo poll</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Abenomics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[approval rating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumption tax]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s Cabinet stands at 63.3 percent, up from 61.8 percent last month, a Kyodo News survey showed Wednesday, despite the government&#8217;s recent decision to raise the politically sensitive sales tax. In the latest survey, 53.3 percent of respondents said they support the increase in the country&#8217;s sales tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chelsea picks up first CL win</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Champions League]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea recovered from poor starts in the Champions League by winning their first group matches on Tuesday, while Barcelona beat 10-man Celtic 1-0 to avoid a second consecutive loss at Celtic Park. Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as Dortmund, last-season&#8217;s runnerup, defeated Marseille 3-0 in Group F. Arsenal leads the group with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blackhawks open title defense with win over Capitals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Blackhawks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Capitals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Blackhawks watched as their championship banner rose to the rafters at the United Center. They took another look at the Stanley Cup, and soaked in the applause from the sellout crowd. Then Johnny Oduya and Co. went out and reminded the rest of the NHL how they won that title. Oduya, Brandon Saad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food stall owner arrested over fatal blast at Kyoto fireworks festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police arrested a food stall owner Wednesday over an explosion at a fireworks event in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, on Aug. 15 that killed three people and injured 55 others, including him. Ryohei Watanabe, 38, was arrested by the Kyoto Prefectural Police on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death and injury. Watanabe was discharged Wednesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Turner from the Tate:  The Makings of a Master&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Sievers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[British artist Joseph Mallord William Turner&#8217;s experimental style allowed him to become one of the most prominent artistic figures of 19th-century Romanticism. This exhibition reflects the diversity of Turner&#8217;s talents and offers a comprehensive overview of some of his most famous paintings. Special attention is also given to rarely displayed works, some of which are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kohfukuji temple: under divine protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C.B. Liddell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national treasure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo University Art Museum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tucked away behind the main museums in Ueno, the Tokyo University Art Museum may not be on most people&#8217;s radar, but it is definitely one of the city&#8217;s top museums in terms of curatorial quality. Whenever I go there, I am always delighted by the effort that has been taken to arrange exhibits and to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Kyoto from Inside and Outside: Scenes on Panels  and Folding Screens&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Sievers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kyoto Imperial Palace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nihonga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nijo Castle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryoanji Temple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo National Museum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kyoto, the old capital of Japan, has harbored a rich traditional culture that has remained strong for generations. Focusing on large-scale works that present depictions of town life as well as seasonal views of the city, this exhibition reveals a detailed glimpse into the aesthetics of Kyoto culture. Three locations of particular symbolic interest are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Masterpieces from the Collection of Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo 2013&#8242;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Sievers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Impressionists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the 19th and 20th centuries, Paris gained a reputation as a cultural hub of Europe. It attracted artists such as Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Odilon Redon, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and Felix Vallotton — all of whom inspired and influenced each other&#8217;s work. It was also an era of change, when such artists sought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Open hikes prize money</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Open is increasing its prize money by $2.8 million to bring overall player compensation to $31 million next year. Australian Open organizers did not break down the prize money awarded per round at their launch Wednesday for the tournament Jan. 13-26, but men and women will receive equal amounts as in previous years. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Takamikura and Michodai: Chrysanthemum and Nippon&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/10/02/arts/takamikura-and-michodai-chrysanthemum-and-nippon/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=takamikura-and-michodai-chrysanthemum-and-nippon</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Sievers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chrysanthemum throne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michodai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[takamikura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zohiko Urushi Museum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In celebration of the Emperor&#8217;s 80th birthday and the 25th anniversary of his reign, replicas of the takamikura (Chrysanthemum throne) and michodai (a curtained platform) are being displayed at Kyoto&#8217;s Zohiki Urushi Museum. Created between 1913-1915, these models were made around the same time as the originals, which are now housed in Shishin-den Hall at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vettel plays down Korean GP hopes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel is cautious about the prospects of Red Bull continuing its dominance at this weekend&#8217;s Korean Grand Prix, saying the layout of the circuit does not suit the car&#8217;s strengths. Vettel leads Ferrari&#8217;s Fernando Alonso in the drivers&#8217; championship by 60 points with six races remaining, and the dominant nature [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington reveals Darvish issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington acknowledged Tuesday that right-hander Yu Darvish had physical issues late in the season, but would not reveal what they were. Speaking to the press a day after the Rangers&#8217; 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL wild-card tiebreaker game, Washington said, &#8220;Yes, he had something, but he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Takanashi rival eyeing Sochi spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women&#8217;s ski jumping world champion Sarah Hendrickson, the main rival for Japan&#8217;s Olympic gold medal hope Sara Takanashi, said Tuesday she is confident she will be fit enough to jump by mid-January and hopes to make the U.S. Olympic team for Sochi. Hendrickson won the gold medal at the world championships in February but had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nalbandian retires from tennis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Nalbandian, the 2002 Wimbledon finalist who caused an uproar a decade later by injuring a line judge at another tournament, retired from professional tennis Tuesday because of a shoulder injury. The 31-year-old Argentine player described it as a &#8220;difficult day,&#8221; but told a news conference that he was &#8220;super grateful&#8221; to his sport. Saying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yankees hope to have Kuroda back</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday the club has interest in keeping veteran right-hander Hiroki Kuroda. Cashman, however, acknowledged the possibility that Kuroda could retire, play in Japan or even seek a contract from another club in free agency. &#8220;Of course we&#8217;d love to have him back, but I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>True tradition would be preferable to an &#8216;Idolympics&#8217; in 2020</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/10/02/music/true-tradition-would-be-preferable-to-an-idolympics-in-2020/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=true-tradition-would-be-preferable-to-an-idolympics-in-2020</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opening ceremony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryuichi Sakamoto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ten-thousand Kumamons doing an elaborate Busby Berkeley-style dance routine to Kyu Sakamoto&#8217;s international 1963 hit &#8220;Sukiyaki&#8221;? A 100-meter Hatsune Miku towering over the stadium while 80,000 spectators crane their necks for a glimpse up her skirt? Newly elected Prime Minister Pamyu Pamyu speeding up a ramp and jumping into the stadium on Kaneda&#8217;s bike from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumption tax raise misdirected</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[consumption tax increase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirms that the government will raise the sales tax from 5 to 8 percent beginning in April. But will the tax hike lead to an economic downturn]]></description>
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		<title>Tale of two crises: connecting the dots from Iran to Syria</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramesh Thakur</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The twin crises involving Syria and Iran demonstrate the continuing utility of the United Nations as the Security Council remains the cockpit for addressing geopolitical upheavals.]]></description>
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		<title>European voters wise to back austerity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anders Aslund</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[austerity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to what most of the loud media commentary would have us believe, financial "austerity" or fiscal responsibility appears popular. Angela Merkel's success is proof.]]></description>
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