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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; LIGHTING THE OLYMPIC FLAME</title>
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		<title>Tokyo, nation see chance to rebuild pride</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Masaaki Kameda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like the 1964 Olympics, the 2020 Summer Games are expected to have a positive impact not only economically but psychologically as well. They will also offer Japan the chance to set an example for the industrialized world, to demonstrate that despite its troubles &#8212; deflation, a rapidly aging population and scars from a triple disaster [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harumi urged not to sit back and squander Olympic windfall</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomohiro Osaki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who live in Tokyo's Harumi seafront district are excited about hosting the Olympic Village when the games come to town in 2020, but the trick will be parleying the construction into a long-term boon.]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo puts Tohoku on games map, but will it be enough?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mami Maruko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Tokyo wrapped up its winning bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, one speech during the final presentation resonated with members of the International Olympic Committee. Mami Sato, a Paralympic athlete and a native of tsunami-hit Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, appeared to win the hearts of many on the committee. In her speech, Sato, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Games planners target airport access</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jun Hongo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upgrading Tokyo's dense infrastructure for the 2020 Games may be tricky, but a new subway line and an expansion for Haneda airport are on the drawing board.]]></description>
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