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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; notebook</title>
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	<description>News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More</description>
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		<title>Major water summit; Two-day ASEAN festival; Anniversary confections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVENTS Major water summit The Budapest Water Summit will be held in the Hungarian capital from Oct. 8 to 11. The summit, organized by the Hungarian government in cooperation with the U.N. System and the World Water Council, will be one of the major events of the year relating to water and sanitation. The main [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU medical technologies; Aspects of Mount Aso</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EXHIBITIONS EU medical technologies The European Union will host a business mission focusing on European health care and medical technologies at the Hilton Tokyo from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 under the umbrella of the EU Gateway Programme, a business program funded and managed by the EU to support EU companies in developing business cooperation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join in tea ceremonies; Grand whisky tasting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVENTS Join in tea ceremonies In September and October, large-scale tea ceremonies will be held at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum and Hama-rikyu Gardens as part of an event called Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony 2013. The event is being jointly held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Culture Creation Project Office (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>See how a huge chandelier is cleaned; Yokohama to host more conferences</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVENTS Chandelier cleaning The Hyatt Regency Tokyo in the Shinjuku district is cleaning its three chandeliers in the hotel&#8217;s atrium lobby. The cleaning, which runs until Aug. 19, can be viewed by the public so people can see the extensive and unusual maintenance work required for such large yet delicate objects. The chandeliers have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seibu&#8217;s Prince Hotels ventures into China ski resort; new Haneda special souvenir</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANNOUNCEMENTS Prince ski resort in China As more and more companies are looking to China for business ties, so, too, is Seibu Holdings Inc., as the group announced that it will be part of a joint effort to operate a ski resort in China that is scheduled to open in December 2014, during a signing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Brick Resort 2013; Cheer on Tokyo for 2020</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVENTS Red Brick Resort 2013 Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse will hold the Red Brick Resort 2013 campaign in which the open space between the complex&#8217;s two brick buildings will turn into a summer-resort-themed square, from Aug. 1 to 25. The venue will be set up with two areas: jungle resort and beach resort. The jungle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kumamon visits Paris; Japanese Red Cross summer camps</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVENTS Kumamon visits Paris Kumamon, Kumamoto Prefecture&#8217;s mascot, will participate in the 14th Japan Expo to be held from July 4 to 7 at Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord Villepinte (North Paris-Villepinte Exposition Park) in France to publicize the Kyushu prefecture. This will be Kumamon&#8217;s first participation in the Japan Expo. Japanese local governments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Matcha&#8217; on the go</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW PRODUCTS &#8216;Matcha&#8217; on the go A portable &#8220;matcha&#8221; green tea in a bottle is on sale for those who want to taste fresh green tea without preservatives. Nagoya-based Jatecx Co., which makes various products from green tea, is selling Haruka, a bottle with water in the bottom portion and a container with matcha powder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A taste of college life through English lectures; Love Planet 2013 event</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDUCATION A taste of college life Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, will hold mock lessons for high school students to get a taste of the real classes held at the university. The mock lessons will take place on June 23 in Tokyo and Osaka. The APU campus is a multicultural and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pearl jewelry exhibition; evacuation simulation symposium; political decision-making seminar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EXHIBITIONS Summer pearl jewelry Jewelry designer Hiroko Matoba will hold an exhibition of her summer pearl collection, &#8220;Enchanting Pearl Jewelry Selection,&#8221; from Wednesday to May 28 at the Jewelry Salon Design Gallery on the sixth floor of the Takashimaya department store in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo. Matoba is the CEO of Matoba and Co., [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Embassy sidewalk sale; Osaka Midosuji festival; Malaysian fair in Tokyo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVENTS Embassy sidewalk sale The annual U.S. Embassy sidewalk sale will be held in Tokyo on May 18. The sale takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the embassy housing compound (2-1-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku), within walking distance of Roppongi, Akasaka and Tameike-sanno stations. Goods such as books, household items and children&#8217;s clothing will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New-style Japanese souvenirs; Cinco de Mayo Festival in Tokyo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW PRODUCTS Japanese souvenirs Uniqlo, one of Japan&#8217;s biggest clothing retailers, launched a project called Nippon Omiyage (Japanese Souvenir) at some of its stores on Monday. As Golden Week — one of Japan&#8217;s major holiday seasons when many people travel abroad — is approaching, Uniqlo has created some Japanese-style items as gift suggestions to bring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shibuya Ward picks mascot; take a cruise around Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANNOUNCEMENTS Shibuya selects mascot In yet another move for a municipality to use &#8220;yuru-kyara&#8221; cute characters for promotional purposes, the Shibuya Ward government has selected a character called Airissun to be its mascot, the ward announced April 1. Shibuya Ward collected yuru-kyara ideas from the public between July 25 and Sept. 28 last year. Judges [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Huge African Festival in Yokohama; learn business Japanese online</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVENTS African Festival Yokohama Serving as a bridge between the cultures of Africa and Japan, the African Festival Yokohama will be held from April 5 to 7 at the No. 1 building of Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. The popular event marks its sixth year and has allowed the forging of mutual friendship between the countries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Japanese policy discussion magazine; EU fashion trade show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANNOUNCEMENTS Japanese policy online The online interactive magazine Discuss Japan: Japan Foreign Policy Forum launched its Special Extensive Edition on March 11 to disseminate viewpoints and arguments relating to Japan&#8217;s foreign policy under the new administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Amid the United States shifting its focus to the Asia-Pacific region and the continuing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study abroad, working holiday fair; special seminar on infrastructure maintenance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVENTS Study, work abroad fair Ryugaku Journal Inc., a company that provides study abroad information services and sales of study abroad related publications, will hold study abroad and working holiday fairs on Saturday and Sunday. A range of people, from students to businesspeople, study abroad every year with different goals in mind. Also, each person&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daiwa House starts Singapore venture; EU showcases environment technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Announcements Daiwa House venture Daiwa House Industry Co. has announced it will start its D-HEMS (Daiwa House&#8217;s Home Energy Management System) business in Singapore in its first Smart House venture into an overseas market. This system will be used in the Echelon high-rise condominium development. D-HEMS employs the Echonet Lite communications protocol. This is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Embassy ceramics exhibit; Hello Kitty collaboration with Godiva</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exhibitions Canadian Embassy art The Embassy of Canada to Japan will hold an exhibition of recent works by Canadian ceramic artist France Goneau, from Jan. 17 to March 27 at its Prince Takamado Gallery in Tokyo. Based in Montreal, Goneau creates sculptures of porcelain and fabric that reveal her distinctive signature. While in residence at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas market at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse; smiling Santa instant noodles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Market in Yokohama Through Dec. 25, one of the landmarks of Yokohama area, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, is holding a special Christmas market at its outdoor event plaza. The warehouse is a historical building currently used as a complex that includes a shopping mall, a banquet hall, and event venues. At its cobbled plaza, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Donate to global charity fund; new hair care products</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charities Annual donation drive From Dec. 1 to 25, an annual donation campaign called Kaigai Tasukeai (mutual cooperation with foreign countries) will be held to raise funds to support people in distress. Kaigai Tasukeai was established in 1983 by the Japanese Red Cross Society and NHK, and has been held every December to raise money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>English speech contest for teachers; charity run and walk for children&#8217;s rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contests Speech competition On Nov. 18, the International Education Center will hold its annual English speech contest for teachers in junior high and high schools in Japan. The 34th edition of the contest is supported by several organizations such as the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Society for Testing English [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dance event charity for the deaf; Temple symposium on liberal arts education</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Events Koyama to help deaf On Dec. 1, Koyama Driving School will hold its annual charity event, D&#8217;live, in cooperation with other organizations, including the Japanese Federation of the Deaf, at Club Citta in Kawasaki. The title D&#8217;live stands for dance, deaf and drive with live performance. The popular event, now in its ninth year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kozo Keikaku Engineering talks; UN Day forum on sustainability; kabuki documentary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[events Three-day business talk Kozo Keikaku Engineering, an engineering design firm, will hold an event called KKE Vision 2012 from Oct. 24 to 26 at the Hilton Tokyo in Shinjuku. Each day has a theme; the 24th is about new approaches to disaster prevention, the 25th is about business management of manufacturers and the 26th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan International Machine Tool Fair; Perry the platypus from &#8216;Phineas and Ferb&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exhibitions Machine tool fair 2012 The 26th Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF), which is jointly organized by the Japan Machine Tool Builders&#8217; Association and Tokyo Big Sight Inc., will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from Nov. 1 to 6. The fair, regarded as the largest such exhibition in Asia, will focus on craftsmanship [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese language research fellowship; buy lip balm for charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANNOUNCEMENTS Research fellowship Hakuho Foundation, a public interest incorporated foundation, is accepting applications for the eighth Hakuho Japanese Language Research Fellowship Program. To nurture rich human qualities in children &#8212; tomorrow&#8217;s leaders &#8212; Hakuho Foundation supports child education, particularly in the areas of language and culture, through such initiatives as the Hakuho Award for outstanding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Risk management, sustainability solutions; fashionable activewear for women</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANNOUNCEMENTS Sustainability solutions Kozo Keikaku Engineering (KKE), an engineering design firm established in 1959, has announced an agreement with IHS of Colorado, a leading source for information, insight and analytics in critical areas of the business landscape, such as energy, economics, geopolitical risk, sustainability and supply chain management. KKE hopes to meet increasing demand among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Tohoku at a charity crowd-sourced photo exhibition; check out a revised English-Japanese dictionary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New products Updated dictionary Kenkyusha, a major publisher in Japan, is releasing the third edition of its English-Japanese Dictionary for the General Reader. As English is a rapidly changing, living language spoken all over the world, the revised version brings the dictionary up to date. Every entry in the previous editions, the first published in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design a mascot for Shibuya; see a traditional water ceremony in Hibiya</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONTESTS Shibuya mascot design In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Shibuya Ward in Tokyo, Shibuya City Hall is seeking ideas for a promotional character to represent the area for people in Japan and abroad. Shibuya is well known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major [...]]]></description>
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