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        <title><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru - Breaking News Editor]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nippon Express to Buy Metro Supply for as Much as C$2.2 Billion]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Takahashi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:25:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nippon Steel Sells $3.9 Billion of Bonds for US Steel Loan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Says Agreement with US OKs Intervention for Rapid Moves]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Takashi Umekawa]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:03:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Power Outage Halts Tokyo Train Lines During Morning Rush]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:03:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s Takaichi Says Trump Briefed Her on His Call With Xi]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 02:10:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s Takaichi Rejects China Demand to Retract Taiwan Remarks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alastair Gale]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Curry Shops See Record Bankruptcies as Rice Prices Soar]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 03:49:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former Japanese Judge Found Guilty in Insider Trading Case]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Tokyo District Court. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Berkshire Set to Gradually Raise Stakes in Japan Trading Houses]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aya Wagatsuma]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 01:14:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s Nidec Makes $1.6 Billion Unsolicited Bid for Makino]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-26/japan-s-nidec-offers-1-6-billion-to-buy-out-makino-milling</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:46:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[KKR Raises Offer for Fuji Soft to 1 Yen Above Bain’s Rival Bid]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-15/kkr-raises-offer-price-for-fuji-soft-above-bain-s-rival-bid</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:59:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[North Korea Fires Suspected Ballistic Missile Before US Vote]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-04/n-korea-launches-suspected-ballistic-missile-south-korea-says</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Soo-hyang Choi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:49:20 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A monitor displays a test launch for a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from an undisclosed place in North Korea, during a news broadcast in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2024.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kyocera to Sell Down $10.4 Billion KDDI Stake to Boost Finances]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-30/kyocera-plans-to-sell-down-kddi-stake-to-shore-up-its-finances</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mayumi Negishi]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:25:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Izakaya Chain Buys Subway Japan in Challenge to McDonald’s]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 07:22:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Fund Trims Nintendo Stake While Saying It Wants More]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 07:01:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s Kono Calls for Fiscal Discipline In Entering LDP Leadership Race]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-26/japan-s-taro-kono-calls-for-fiscal-discipline-in-entering-ldp-race</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 07:26:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Government Tightens Grip on Chip Supply-Chain Network]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-16/japan-s-foreign-trade-law-adds-chip-gear-to-secure-supply-chains</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoshiaki Nohara]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 02:45:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DigitalBridge Offers Hefty Premium for Japan’s Jtower]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-14/digitalbridge-offers-hefty-premium-for-japan-s-jtower</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:12:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sapporo Shares Jump After Seeking Proposals for Real Estate Unit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:37:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Replaces Navy Chief, Punishes Officials Over Scandals]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryotaro Nakamaru]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 03:22:39 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Minoru Kihara bows during a press conference at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on July 12.</media:description>
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