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            <title><![CDATA[Here’s What $500 Gets You for Sushi in New York City Versus Tokyo]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the Big Apple, you might not have enough to add a drink; in Japan, it could be a meal for 30.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kazunori Takada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:30:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s Airlines Suspend New Inbound Bookings as Omicron Spreads]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 07:28:43 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Japan Airlines Co. (JAL) aircraft stand at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Japan’s major airlines are on track to see revenue drop by 500 billion yen ($4.6 billion) from February through May, an industry group said, pushing ANA Holdings Inc.and Japan Airlines Co. closer to the crisis ensnaring other global carriers because of the coronavirus pandemic. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Military Rise Could Threaten Japan Economy, PM Suga Warns]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 08:46:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kuroda Says BOJ Will Mull Climate in Monetary Policy Discussions]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 05:30:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tokyo Cases Hit Record as Government Plans to Raise Virus Alert]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 23:53:21 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Tokyo recorded 298 cases Tuesday, and the figure is expected to rise over the coming days.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Virus Wrecks Once-in-a-Lifetime Job Chance for Japan’s New Grads]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kazunori Takada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A JAL employee at Haneda Airport&apos;s check-in area in April.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chinese Cities and Provinces Delay Return to Work Due to Virus]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:43:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past stores on Nanjing East Road in Shanghai, Jan. 30. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japanese Beer Boycott Sees Shipments to Korea Plunge to Zero]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-28/japan-beer-falls-flat-in-south-korea-as-exports-hit-zero-in-spat</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kazunori Takada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2019 03:26:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A can of beer is poured into a glass in this arranged photograph taken in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Japanese major beer makers, including Sapporo Holdings Ltd., Kirin Holdings Co. and Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. is scheduled to release full-year earnings figures this week. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Ministry Says It Had No Role in Failed Renault-Fiat Talks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kazunori Takada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 09:36:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Musk Signs Up Mystery Passenger to Take Rocket Trip Around Moon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s rocket company signed up its first passenger for a flight around the moon, taking a giant leap toward commercializing space travel.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-14/musk-signs-up-first-passenger-for-round-the-moon-trip-on-spacex</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angus Whitley]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 02:15:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Massive Power Outage Strikes Japan's Hokkaido After Quake]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-05/strong-earthquake-hits-northern-japan-no-tsunami-warning-issued</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kazunori Takada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 18:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Damaged buildings in Abira Town, Hokkaido on Sep. 6. Photographer: The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Photo</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Typhoon Shanshan Spares Most Parts of Tokyo]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kazunori Takada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 23:13:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A pedestrian holding an umbrella walks in the rain in Tokyo on August 8, 2018. - A powerful typhoon was churning towards Japan on August 8, prompting the weather agency to warn of heavy rain and strong winds and forcing airlines to cancel scores of flights. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Death Toll Tops 100 as Japan Counts Damage From Record Rain]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-09/death-toll-hits-90-as-japan-battles-with-historic-rain-aftermath</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kazunori Takada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 01:11:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Three Dead, Plants and Trains Halted After Japan Quake]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kazunori Takada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 23:27:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Subaru Let Uncertified Workers Inspect Cars, Source Says]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-26/subaru-lets-unqualified-workers-inspect-cars-nikkei-reports</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kazunori Takada]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 23:36:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[These Hi-Tech Knitting Machines Will Soon Be Making Car Parts]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-01/heir-to-1-9-billion-knitting-empire-is-taking-it-into-car-parts</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Notches $18 Billion of Soured Deals Amid M&A Boom]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Takako Taniguchi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A man looks out from an observation deck in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. In attempting to hit a 2 percent annual inflation target, the Bank of Japan has expanded its balance sheet to more than 80 percent of gross domestic product, far further than similar stimulus efforts in Europe or the U.S. have gone. Photographer: Yuriko Nakao/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abe Minister Resigns Following Gaffe on Japan’s 2011 Earthquake]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:02:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Uniqlo Thinks Faster Fashion Can Help It Beat Zara]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2017 04:30:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[If You Like Japan’s Toilets, You’ll Love Their Bathtubs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2017 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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