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		<title>Portrait of Pirates One Piece</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107752/portrait-of-pirates-one-piece/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rd in Japan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a big One Piece fan and have been for a long time, I love the Portrait of Pirates figures and they just look so freaking awesome. Now I found these pre-orders over at AmiAmi but they are all sold out, so good luck finding them or if you got your pre-order in congratz. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dragonball Online</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107751/dragonball-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OMG I can&#8217;t believe I am posting two articles today, just kidding. Ok I know its been around for a while but I have not checked in on it for over a year now so much better trailers available. Dragonball Online is a online game I believe much like World of Warcraft correct me if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking at my Childhood Animes</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107749/looking-at-my-childhood-animes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Rd in Japan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok so I was writing up a little bit of my history in the About me section it it got me remembering all the Anime and cartoons I was watching when I was a young kid. I could not believe that I could actually find them on YouTube. I guess I am having a trip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nihon no Office</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107748/nihon-no-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I apologize that I have to post this again but since I lost this article I feel like I needed to post this again. It was one of the more popular articles so here it is. Now I want to tell you up front before you watch the video. I believe that it is offensive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Senkaku plot thickens</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107477/the-senkaku-plot-thickens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE PLOT for the story about the Japanese arrest and non-trial of Zhan Qixiong, captain of the Chinese fishing boat Minjinyu 5179, near the Senkaku islets for deliberately ramming two Japanese Coast Guard vessels earlier this month has just gotten thick enough to cut with a knife. There is now a report that Mr. Zhan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Senkaku plot thickens</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107484/the-senkaku-plot-thickens-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Earthquake Warning For Japanese Cellphone Works Well</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107420/earthquake-warning-for-japanese-cellphone-works-well/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107420/earthquake-warning-for-japanese-cellphone-works-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In eastern Japan, around 5 p.m. on 29th (Japan Standard Time), massive number of people in office and home got different than usual sound on their cellphones. It was one of the latest function on Japanese feature phone, Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system. The earthquake itself, which happened in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, recorded 5.8-magnitude, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Just Recollecting Japanese?</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107390/are-you-just-recollecting-japanese/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had that feeling of frustration when, having learnt a word one day, the very next it seems to cease to exist inside your head? Spaced Repetition can help you stop this happening. Here’s a look at SRS systems and the ‘forgetting curve’. Head on over to the Japan Times to read my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better late than never</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107357/better-late-than-never/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BETTER LATE than never. From a Kyodo report: Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara on Tuesday cited China’s official People’s Daily as describing — on Jan. 8, 1953 — the Senkaku Islands as part of Japan’s territory…. The People’s Daily described the Ryukyu Islands as “dispersed between the northeastern part of our country’s Taiwan and the southwestern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today’s Japan Photo: Haneda Airport 羽田空港</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107229/today%e2%80%99s-japan-photo-haneda-airport-%e7%be%bd%e7%94%b0%e7%a9%ba%e6%b8%af/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are flying to Tokyo, you would probably land at Narita airport. But if you are taking a domestic flight within Japan to Tokyo, then most likely you will be landing at Haneda Airport 羽田空港 instead. For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be taking a look inside the airport terminal of Haneda Airport, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons Why I Love Japanese Trains</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107376/5-reasons-why-i-love-japanese-trains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few reasons why I love Japanese trains 1. They run on time. Unless it is the middle of rush hour, there is severe weather like flooding or heavy winds, or there has been an accident (suicide) the trains run on time. 2. Even in peak hour, they run on time. Even during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bryan Baird’s Newsletter (2010/09/27)</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107200/bryan-baird%e2%80%99s-newsletter-20100927/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107200/bryan-baird%e2%80%99s-newsletter-20100927/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baird Beer &#38; Taproom Events Bulletin Seasonal Debut: Baird Fest Lager; Seeking Restaurant Industry Professionals Dear Taproom Friend &#38; Baird Beer Enthusiast: Autumn has arrived with an unexpected suddenness this year. We are pleased to welcome it with the debut release of a German Oktoberfest-inspired seasonal lager: Baird Fest Lager. New Seasonal Releases: *Baird Fest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fake Plastic Food</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107185/fake-plastic-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fake food samples can be typically found in the windows and display cases of restaurants throughout Japan. They are usually made out of plastic. As you can see from the pictures in this blog post, these realistic replicas are quite helpful, especially if you can’t read the menu in Japanese. With my awesome Japanese (not!), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insights into IKEA in Japan: Renee Kida</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107167/insights-into-ikea-in-japan-renee-kida/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week’s interview makes me especially happy, because I have to confess I am an IKEA addict and cannot imagine living without IKEA furniture at home. Furthermore I admire anyone who can handle incoming calls in a call center (I simply would not know how to stay upbeat everyday listening to complains of other peoples). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can you write Haiku?</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107204/can-you-write-haiku/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know what 俳句 (Haiku) is? It’s a type of Japanese poem. Haiku has a very unique Japanese form that is quite different from what is considered a poem in western culture. First of all, Haiku don’t need to have rhyming verses that are important in western-style poems. Secondly, Haiku are written in 17 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pan-Kun 9th Birthday Celebrations</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107152/pan-kun-9th-birthday-celebrations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our favorite celebrity chimpazee Pan-Kun recently celebrated his 9th birthday and here’s a short chip that showcases some of the funniest TV moments over the past years, He definitely looks much cuter when he was just a baby chimpanzee but he’s has grown to become a great comedian now. The bit where he was walking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan looks at China looking at Japan on the Senkaku Islets</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107117/japan-looks-at-china-looking-at-japan-on-the-senkaku-islets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THERE’S A REASON that Rashomon, Akutagawa Ryunosuke’s literary montage, is considered a classic in world literature, and the film version created by Kurosawa Akira starring Mifune Toshiro is rated by some critics as one the five best non-American movies ever made. It’s the story of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daidai Kagura &#8211; spiritual Shinto performance</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107103/daidai-kagura-spiritual-shinto-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this entry, Dr. Trouble is going to bore you to tears talk about Kagura (神楽) – a shinto dance performance we saw at the Rei Taisai festival at Nakamura Hachimangu in Moka. Origins of Kagura In the Japanese myths, Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, there is a part called “Iwato kakure (岩戸隠れ)” where Amaterasu (天照), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chiba Floral Museum</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107082/chiba-floral-museum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chiba City is also known as the City of Flowers. The city holds flowers festival and gardening contest every year. There are lots of flower related places around Chiba, one of them is the Chiba Floral Museum ( 花の美術館 ). I visited the museum just before I moved to Tokyo from Chiba. A little bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shikoku Chapter 3 – Mt. Ishizuchi rematch</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107075/shikoku-chapter-3-%e2%80%93-mt-ishizuchi-rematch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ishizuchi ropeway is definitely past its prime. Rust and weeds threaten to take over the entire collection of run-down souvenir shops and the gondola structure itself. Obviously the vast amounts of cash made from whisking day-trippers up to the shrine are not being spent on upkeep of the facilities. I wanted to ask the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talking Animal Milk Cartons Invade Your Fridge</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107106/talking-animal-milk-cartons-invade-your-fridge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a tendency to leave the fridge door open? Or if you just want something to place inside your empty fridge? Then you might want to consider getting one of these really kawaii Fridgeezoos artic animal pets. They are four different artic animals (Polar Bear, Penguin, Walrus, &#38; Seal) cleverly disguised as milk cartons. They lost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens in the Purikura Booth STAYS in the Purikura Booth.</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107037/what-happens-in-the-purikura-booth-stays-in-the-purikura-booth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are BACK with our latest episode of HHJ! In this episode, we wanted to respond some viewer requests to showcase Japanese game centers. It&#8217;s pretty loud and the video&#8217;s a little shaky, but I hope you get a sense for what it&#8217;s like. We even show you what&#8217;s it&#8217;s like inside a Japanese Purikura [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today’s Lunch Box/Bento (’10/70): Fall Rain Sushi Roll Bento</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106999/today%e2%80%99s-lunch-boxbento-%e2%80%991070-fall-rain-sushi-roll-bento/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe I should have titled this lunch box “Fall Rainfall Sushi Bento”! It was not raining this morning, it wa pouring! Which meant I had to wait for the but in the driving rain, board a stuffy bus and find out two hours later that the skies had suddenly cleaned! Oh well, a bento is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beautiful roses at Kyu-Furukawa Teien</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106931/beautiful-roses-at-kyu-furukawa-teien/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is not around 22:00 here in Minnesota, and I spent a long day of walking around so I have to tell you &#8211; I am tired!! XD And I want to eat some baked goods. I guess I am craving a quick source of energy haha. I was really happy that people enjoyed seeing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>be amie: Social Network Starts Off With 5,500 Actresses And Models</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106902/be-amie-social-network-starts-off-with-5500-actresses-and-models/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What can you do when you establish a new social network in Japan but want to distinguish yourself from Mixi, the current No. 1 (21 million members)? Answer: You start off by pre-populating it with a total of 5,500 actresses and models. That’s what Isao and Oscar Promotion (one of Japan’s biggest artist agencies), the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today’s Japan Photo: Minato Mirai 21</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106874/today%e2%80%99s-japan-photo-minato-mirai-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be taking a slow evening walk along Bankoku Bridge and enjoy the gorgeous night skyline of the Minato Mirai 21 area in Yokohama Prefecture. Image Credit: kamomebird’s flickr From the beautiful skyline you can see some of the famous landmark such as Yokohama Landmark Tower and Cosmo Clock 21 ferris [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can you spend your free time the way you want?</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106822/can-you-spend-your-free-time-the-way-you-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you can say yes, congratulations! In a recent R25 magazine review of 398 Japanese males in the age range of 25-35 I was happy to find that only 2.8% said they did not enjoy their free time. While this might seem not surprising, I need to point out that I face from time to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NISSIN “Nicchin” CM: Microwaves Run Wild</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Nicchin” ニッチン食堂 is a range of microwaveable pasta/noodles by the popular instant noodle brand Nissin. Their latest commercial is really interesting because it features many microwaves coming alive and running all the way to the local supermarket just to get some “Nicchin pasta”. Even with those smiley faces on the front, those microwaves do look kinda dangerous running amok [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disney Japanese Festival Charms? Mickey Meets Takoyaki</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106798/disney-japanese-festival-charms-mickey-meets-takoyaki/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mickey meets Japanese Festival charms? Did you ever think you would see the day? I think they are absolutely adorable! Own the Mickey-shaped obscure and you will be the coolest kid in town. Click here to buy!]]></description>
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		<title>Operation Visit Japan – September 2010 Report</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106722/operation-visit-japan-%e2%80%93-september-2010-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am now nine months into Operation Visit Japan which means I am now past the halfway point and pretty soon I’ll be heading into the home stretch. My constant research into what to do and where to go when I get to Japan continues but with a limited budget I’ll have to cut down [...]]]></description>
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