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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Editorials</title>
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		<title>Consumption tax raise misdirected</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/10/02/editorials/consumption-tax-raise-misdirected/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=consumption-tax-raise-misdirected</link>
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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>Acquittal of JR West presidents</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/10/01/editorials/acquittal-of-jr-west-presidents/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=acquittal-of-jr-west-presidents</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/10/01/editorials/acquittal-of-jr-west-presidents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Amagasaki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JR West]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professional negligence acquittal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The acquittal of three ex-presidents of JR West in the 2005 Amagasaki train derailment that killed 107 people does not absolve the corporate culture thought to have led to the accident.]]></description>
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		<title>Attracting 10 million tourists to Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/10/01/editorials/attracting-10-million-tourists-to-japan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=attracting-10-million-tourists-to-japan</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/10/01/editorials/attracting-10-million-tourists-to-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[cheaper yen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visa requirements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The number of foreign tourists visiting Japan, thanks to a cheaper yen and waived visa requirements in some countries, could top a government goal of 10 million this year.]]></description>
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		<title>Spreading worries about Osprey</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/30/editorials/spreading-worries-about-osprey/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=spreading-worries-about-osprey</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/30/editorials/spreading-worries-about-osprey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Futenma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osprey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The government has not given a convincing reason why the U.S. Marine Corps will train with Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Shiga and Kochi prefectures in October.]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea&#8217;s hard and soft tactics</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/30/editorials/north-koreas-hard-and-soft-tactics/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=north-koreas-hard-and-soft-tactics</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/30/editorials/north-koreas-hard-and-soft-tactics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[family reunions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Korea tactics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pyongyang's recent cancellation of a planned reunion for North and South Korean families suggests that it is using hard and soft tactics to gain diplomatic advantage.]]></description>
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		<title>Worries over fate of Japan hands</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/29/editorials/worries-over-fate-of-japan-hands-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=worries-over-fate-of-japan-hands-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/29/editorials/worries-over-fate-of-japan-hands-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[China ideological grip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zhu Jianrong]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[n a sign that China's leadership is trying to strengthen its control of speech to increase its ideological grip, the government has detained a Chinese professor who teaches in Chiba.]]></description>
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		<title>Female cops given a boost</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/29/editorials/female-cops-given-a-boost/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=female-cops-given-a-boost</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/29/editorials/female-cops-given-a-boost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Metropolitan Police Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prejudicial attitudes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is commendable of the Metropolitan Police Department to urge male officers to change their outdated perceptions of female colleagues and to wipe out prejudicial attitudes.]]></description>
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		<title>Rally against hate speech</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/28/editorials/rally-against-hate-speech/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rally-against-hate-speech</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/28/editorials/rally-against-hate-speech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[hate speech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March on Tokyo for Freedom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week's march in Shinjuku, a rebuke to recent anti-Korean rallies, reasserted Japan as a country whose values include tolerance and a general desire to eliminate discrimination.]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s the sense of duty?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/28/editorials/wheres-the-sense-of-duty/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wheres-the-sense-of-duty</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/28/editorials/wheres-the-sense-of-duty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[JR Hokkaido]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[track repairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Amid reports of track repairs left untended for up to a year, one wonders whether employees of JR Hokkaido have a clear sense of duty to protect the lives of passengers.]]></description>
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		<title>Moving forward with Iran</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/27/editorials/moving-forward-with-iran/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=moving-forward-with-iran</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/27/editorials/moving-forward-with-iran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hassan Rouhani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S.-Iran rapprochement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani did not meet U.S. President Barack Obama at the U.N. this week, each man signaled a desire for a rapprochement.]]></description>
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		<title>Ms. Merkel triumphant</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/26/editorials/ms-merkel-triumphant/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ms-merkel-triumphant</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/26/editorials/ms-merkel-triumphant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 11:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Democratic Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[German politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The victory of Germany's conservative coalition in Sunday's elections was a rousing affirmation of the popularity of a wily chancellor whom Germans have come to call "mummy.]]></description>
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		<title>Drop antidemocratic secrecy bill</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/25/editorials/drop-antidemocratic-secrecy-bill/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=drop-antidemocratic-secrecy-bill</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/25/editorials/drop-antidemocratic-secrecy-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[press freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[right to know]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state secrets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A proposed bill aimed at protecting state secrets that the government deems vital to national security would strongly limit people's access to relevant information.]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for Paralympics</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/25/editorials/preparing-for-paralympics/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=preparing-for-paralympics</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/25/editorials/preparing-for-paralympics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[disabled athletes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Paralympics 2020]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo's hosting of the Paralympics, besides the Olympics, in 2020 hopefully will raise people's interest in and support for sporting events performed by disabled people.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;To infinity and beyond!&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/24/editorials/to-infinity-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=to-infinity-and-beyond</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/24/editorials/to-infinity-and-beyond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[interstellar space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voyager 1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, scientists confirmed that the Voyager 1 probe, launched nearly four decades ago, has left our Solar System and has reached interstellar space.]]></description>
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		<title>Monetary easing lifts land prices</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/23/editorials/monetary-easing-lifts-land-prices/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=monetary-easing-lifts-land-prices</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/23/editorials/monetary-easing-lifts-land-prices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bank of Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[land prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary easing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that the monetary easing pushed by the Abe administration through Bank of Japan's purchasing operations is gradually raising land prices in some urban areas.]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of the Epsilon rocket</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/23/editorials/launch-of-the-epsilon-rocket/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=launch-of-the-epsilon-rocket</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/23/editorials/launch-of-the-epsilon-rocket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Epsilon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JAXA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPRINT-A telescope]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[JAXA's successful Sept. 14 launch of the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, represents the culmination of Japan's solid-fuel rocket technology.]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting kids from disaster</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/22/editorials/protecting-kids-from-disaster/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=protecting-kids-from-disaster</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/22/editorials/protecting-kids-from-disaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[3/11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ishinomaki school bus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the first ruling of its kind, a Sendai court orders a kindergarten to pay compensation for the deaths of four children in a school bus engulfed by the March 11, 2011, tsunami.]]></description>
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		<title>The Fed&#8217;s surprise decision</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/22/editorials/the-feds-surprise-decision/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-feds-surprise-decision</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/22/editorials/the-feds-surprise-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quantitative easing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The decision by the U.S. Fed to continue its bond-buying program surprised financial market players who had thought that the U.S. was on a path of gradual economic recovery.]]></description>
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		<title>Questions surround sales tax raise</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/21/editorials/questions-surround-sales-tax-raise/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=questions-surround-sales-tax-raise</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/21/editorials/questions-surround-sales-tax-raise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[consumption tax increase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan GDP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the April 2014 consumption tax increase nears, the Abe has yet to come up with a convincing reform plan to reduce people's worries about their lives in the future.]]></description>
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		<title>Watching the weather</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/21/editorials/watching-the-weather/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=watching-the-weather</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/21/editorials/watching-the-weather/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Japan weather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meteorological Agency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Japan's abnormal weather this summer, including tornadoes, demands that the Meteorological Agency be ready to issue more public warnings than has been customary.]]></description>
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		<title>Censorship by education boards</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/20/editorials/censorship-by-education-boards/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=censorship-by-education-boards</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/20/editorials/censorship-by-education-boards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[high school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hinomaru]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history textbooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kimigayo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is extremely regrettable that boards of education are actively censoring history textbooks that have been approved by the ministry of education.]]></description>
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		<title>Five years after the crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/19/editorials/five-years-after-the-crisis/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=five-years-after-the-crisis</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/19/editorials/five-years-after-the-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Financial crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lehman Brothers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Five years after the Lehman implosion, stability has returned to the global financial system. But it remains fragile.]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Abe&#8217;s ominous defense moves</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/18/editorials/mr-abes-ominous-defense-moves/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mr-abes-ominous-defense-moves</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/18/editorials/mr-abes-ominous-defense-moves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[abe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collective self-defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constitution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's approach to changing the government's traditional position on the right to collective self-defense undermines the foundation of Japanese democracy.]]></description>
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		<title>Economic reforms in China</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/18/editorials/economic-reforms-in-china/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=economic-reforms-in-china</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/18/editorials/economic-reforms-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Chinese economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reforms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese leadership should make strenuous efforts to achieve balanced economic growth that can raise the living standards of the hundreds of millions of Chinese who remain mired in poverty.]]></description>
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		<title>Change Japan&#8217;s energy policy</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/17/editorials/change-japans-energy-policy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=change-japans-energy-policy</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/17/editorials/change-japans-energy-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Abe administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear power]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Abe administration should heed public opinion and set a clear timeline for ending Japan's reliance on nuclear power.]]></description>
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		<title>Kanebo&#8217;s costly scandal</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/16/editorials/kanebos-costly-scandal/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kanebos-costly-scandal</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/16/editorials/kanebos-costly-scandal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cosmetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kanebo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin-whitening]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Only by fixing the flaws in its corporate culture that caused the skin-blotch scandal can Kanebo hope to regain the public's trust.]]></description>
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		<title>Keep tuition exemption</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/15/editorials/keep-tuition-exemption/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=keep-tuition-exemption</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/15/editorials/keep-tuition-exemption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[high schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tuition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The government should increase taxes on wealthy families rather than exclude their children from the high school tuition exemption and support system.]]></description>
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		<title>Flawed fight against deflation</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/15/editorials/flawed-fight-against-deflation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=flawed-fight-against-deflation</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/15/editorials/flawed-fight-against-deflation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[abe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The government's fight against deflation will not be successful if prices rise but wages remain stagnant.]]></description>
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		<title>Pyongyang must honor pledge</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/14/editorials/pyongyang-must-honor-pledge/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pyongyang-must-honor-pledge</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/14/editorials/pyongyang-must-honor-pledge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2013 12:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[North Korea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yongbyon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[North Korea cannot be allowed to blackmail the world into once again buying its nuclear weapon-making potential.]]></description>
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		<title>Housing help for evacuees</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/13/editorials/housing-help-for-evacuees/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=housing-help-for-evacuees</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/13/editorials/housing-help-for-evacuees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3/11 disasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evacuees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The central and local governments must be ready to help both evacuees who want to return home and those who want to settle in new places.]]></description>
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