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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>Abe trying to strike a delicate balance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 13:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shinya Ajima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[consumption tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met the news media after deciding to raise the consumption tax next April, he stressed that his administration can pursue economic growth and fiscal discipline at the same time. The declaration Tuesday, which almost sounded as if he was reassuring himself, betrays the fact that the decision to increase the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abe banking on ¥5 trillion in stimulus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ayako Mie  and Reiji Yoshida</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[consumption tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic stimulus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe's future as prime minister may well depend on how well the &#165;5 trillion stimulus package cushions the economy from the tax-hike blow.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Tankan&#8217; logs strong corporate optimism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BOJ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tankan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In what figured to be the final push for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to go ahead with raising the consumption tax to 8 percent in April, the Bank of Japan's "tankan" report shows a sharp increase in business sentiment among manufacturers.]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment rate rises to 4.1%</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[jobless rate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate rose to 4.1 percent in August from 3.8 percent in July, the first increase in six months, as more people began looking for jobs amid increasing signs of economic recovery, the government announced Tuesday. Separate data showed job availability improved for the sixth straight month. The rate of job offers to seekers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abe betting this tax hike will be different</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/30/business/abe-betting-this-tax-hike-will-be-different/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=abe-betting-this-tax-hike-will-be-different</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Isabel Reynolds  and Toru Fujioka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax hike]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s different this time. The four most dangerous words in markets, according to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. With the consumption tax set to be raised for the first time since 1997, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s political future rides on a different outcome than last time &#8212; when the economy slid into a recession [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Industrial output dipped in August</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Industrial production fell 0.7 percent in August from the previous month as domestic demand turned sluggish in some sectors, according to data released Monday by trade ministry. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, however, maintained its basic assessment in the preliminary report, saying output has shown &#8220;signs of picking up at a moderate pace.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economy likely to suffer triple hit from simultaneous price, tax hikes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[pension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[price hike]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The economy is likely to take a hit from planned hikes in commodity and services prices, as well as pension system-related taxes from Tuesday as a threat from the rise in the consumption tax looms, economists say. &#8220;There is a risk that sharp price increases and an economic deterioration will unfold simultaneously as consumers will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax hike counter-stimulus approaches ¥6 trillion</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/30/business/tax-hike-counter-stimulus-approaches-6-trillion/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tax-hike-counter-stimulus-approaches-6-trillion</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/30/business/tax-hike-counter-stimulus-approaches-6-trillion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[consumption tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stimulus package]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A stimulus package designed to buffer the economy from next year's consumption tax hike will be worth ¥6 trillion, officials say.]]></description>
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		<title>Boxed in by tax hike, Abe bets on business</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/29/business/boxed-in-by-tax-hike-abe-bets-on-business/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=boxed-in-by-tax-hike-abe-bets-on-business</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shingo Ito</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[consumption tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision on the tax hike this week is a major gamble, but his biggest challenge may be convincing companies to hike wages.]]></description>
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		<title>American Dream fading for many in wake of financial crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/29/business/american-dream-fading-for-many-in-wake-of-financial-crisis/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=american-dream-fading-for-many-in-wake-of-financial-crisis</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Clement</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[American Dream]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Four years into an economic recovery in which most of the benefits have flowed to the top earners, a majority believes that the American Dream is becoming markedly more elusive, according to the results of a Washington Post-Miller Center poll exploring Americans&#8217; changing definition of success and their confidence in the country&#8217;s future. While most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy-driven inflation rate puts pressure on Abe to engineer wage hikes</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/27/business/energy-driven-inflation-rate-puts-pressure-on-abe-to-engineer-wage-hikes/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=energy-driven-inflation-rate-puts-pressure-on-abe-to-engineer-wage-hikes</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CPI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wages]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Inflation accelerates to its fastest pace since 2008 on higher energy costs rather than real demand, pressuring Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to lobby harder for wage increases.
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		<title>Abe team puts corporate tax on table</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/26/business/abe-team-puts-corporate-tax-on-table/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=abe-team-puts-corporate-tax-on-table</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[corporate tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic stimulus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LDP tax panel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A pledge to start considering a cut in the effective corporate tax rate &#8220;as soon as possible&#8221; will likely be included in the upcoming economic stimulus package, administration officials said Thursday. A reduction in corporate tax could entice more foreign companies to operate in Japan and boost domestic demand, though the Finance Ministry still warns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LDP proposes big tax breaks for businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[consumption tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic stimulus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Liberal Democratic Party has proposed around &#165;300 billion in tax cuts to invigorate business investment, a pillar of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s economic growth plan, executives of the LDP&#8217;s tax panel said. The tax reduction plan, intended to soften the blow of the first stage of the consumption tax hike next April to 8 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LDP proposes &#165;300 billion in tax cuts to boost corporate investment</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/24/business/ldp-proposes-300-billion-in-tax-cuts-to-boost-corporate-investment/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ldp-proposes-300-billion-in-tax-cuts-to-boost-corporate-investment</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stimulus package]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Liberal Democratic Party&#8217;s tax panel proposed Tuesday around &#165;300 billion in tax cuts to invigorate business investment, viewed as a pillar of economic growth by the Abe administration. The tax reduction plan is expected to be included in an economic stimulus package to be mapped out later this month by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motegi, French ministers agree to push EU trade talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan-EU]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toshimitsu Motegi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshimitsu Motegi has agreed with France&#8217;s industrial and trade ministers to promote free trade negotiations between Japan and the European Union. The accord was reached Monday in Paris during talks Motegi held separately with Arnaud Montebourg, French minister for industrial renewal, and Nicole Bricq, minister for external trade. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More upbeat &#8216;tankan&#8217; predicted</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[BOJ]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most private think tanks in a recent survey expect the Bank of Japan&#8217;s next &#8220;tankan&#8221; report to show improved business sentiment among large manufacturers for the third straight quarter. Fifteen of the 17 think tanks canvassed predict the headline diffusion index for large manufacturers will improve in the tankan, while the other two expect it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spain drew record 8.3 million tourists</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A record 8.3 million foreign tourists flocked to Spain in August, with British, French and German vacationers leading the charge, the Spanish government said Monday. It was the highest monthly number of foreign tourists to Spain since current records began in 1995 and 7.1 percent higher than August last year, the Tourism Ministry said. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abe to review plan to double sales tax to 10%</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 14:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggests he will re-examine the advisability of approving the second stage of the consumption tax hike to 10 percent in October 2015.]]></description>
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		<title>TPP talks ready to ascend to political level</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 14:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators on Saturday cleared the way for political decisions at high-level meetings next month that may lead to the creation of a new free trade pact that will dwarf existing agreements, Japan&#8217;s top TPP negotiator said. &#8220;We have succeeded in laying the groundwork before upgrading future negotiations to the political level,&#8221; Koji Tsuruoka [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan, Canada close to deal on shale gas export boost</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 14:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper are expected to agree to increase Canadian shale gas exports to Japan from around 2020, Japanese officials said Sunday. Canada&#8217;s envisioned shale gas exports are likely to total 40 million tons a year. The gas will be shipped after being processed into liquefied natural gas, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Busting a myth: Lehman wasn&#8217;t too big to fail and didn&#8217;t cause recession</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/22/business/busting-a-myth-lehman-wasnt-too-big-to-fail-and-didnt-cause-recession/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=busting-a-myth-lehman-wasnt-too-big-to-fail-and-didnt-cause-recession</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 12:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Ritholtz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lehman Brothers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To many people, the 2008-09 financial crisis was a complex, fast-moving news story and an anagram-laden, horrifying collapse. Such events often give rise to false histories, myths and ideologically driven narratives. It is vitally important that we understand what really happened. Let&#8217;s put to rest some of the sillier ideological narratives that have been pushed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU to ease budget deficit calculation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Union finance experts have reached a preliminary agreement on changing the way the bloc determines some deficit figures, which will lessen the pressure for austerity measures in some crisis-hit economies, an EU official said Thursday. The change to the calculation of the bloc&#8217;s structural deficit would have &#8220;very significant&#8221; positive consequences for Spain because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government may end post-3/11 corporate tax surcharge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[LDP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government might end a special corporate tax surcharge levied to finance reconstruction work in areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami a year earlier than planned, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. The de facto cut of about 2 points in March in the effective corporate tax rate of roughly 38 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trade deficit widens on back of rising imports</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan&#8217;s trade deficit swelled to a larger-than-forecast &#165;960.3 billion in August, the 14th consecutive month of red ink, as imports outpaced growth in exports, customs data showed Thursday. Boosted by higher fuel costs exacerbated by the weakened yen, imports jumped 16 percent from a year earlier to &#165;6.74 trillion while exports climbed 14.7 percent to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commercial land prices in three metro regions rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya metropolitan areas saw commercial land prices rise for the first time in five years in the year to July 1, a government land price survey says. Commercial land rose 0.6 percent on average for the three major metropolitan areas. Residential land meanwhile posted a minor dip of 0.1 percent, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top TPP negotiators thrash out hurdles ahead of talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chief negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership opened a meeting Wednesday to thrash out thorny issues in a bid to streamline the talks for a deal by the end of the year. The negotiators from Japan, the U.S. and 10 other Pacific Rim countries have gathered in Washington for four days of talks to prepare for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan offers TPP tariff cuts for nearly 90% of U.S. goods</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan has made a bilateral proposal to scratch tariffs on nearly 90 percent of U.S. imports under the 12-member Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, an informed source said Wednesday. The percentage of tariff-free items would thus top the 88.4 percent that Japan agreed to eliminate within 10 years for the Philippines &#8212; the highest so far among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vacant homes highlight hole in &#8216;Abenomics&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen Chu  and Katsuyo Kuwako</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[aging population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacant homes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pieces of broken wood dangle and sway like autumn leaves from the window frames of vacant homes in the Inariyato district in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, where taped-over mailbox slots tell a story of abandonment. More than 50 houses and apartments, almost 20 percent of the quaint residential neighborhood of narrow streets and stairway paths leading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch king to nation: No more welfare state</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Netherlands]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[King Willem-Alexander delivered a message to the Dutch people from the government Tuesday in a nationally televised address: The welfare state of the 20th century is gone. In its place a &#8220;participation society&#8221; is emerging, in which people must take responsibility for their own future and create their own social and financial safety nets, with [...]]]></description>
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