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		<title>Only in Japan :: メイドカフ (Maid Cafe)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOWEVER&#8230; there are rules!! The rules are pretty straight forward&#8230; like not being creepy stalker status for one! lol, the main one, which I think almost everyone knows and can guess, is&#8230; [[ more info at sweetdelights, so come check it out!]]]]></description>
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		<title>DPJ to Ozawa: No You Kan’t</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102338/dpj-to-ozawa-no-you-kan%e2%80%99t/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[InvisibleGaijin]]></category>
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		<title>The Latest in Japan’s Cool Biz Fashions</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/98114/the-latest-in-japan%e2%80%99s-cool-biz-fashions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[InvisibleGaijin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (IG News) — Rolling up the pants legs of one’s suit is the current hot trend among Salaryman Fashionistas on Tokyo’s subways. # # #]]></description>
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		<title>Kawaii Wrist Cutting</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/84091/kawaii-wrist-cutting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Japan, there are ways to do literally everything in the cutest way possible. You probably can’t go more than 10 feet and you’ll see something cute! The video I’m about to share however isn’t actually real, but it wouldn’t surprise me if there were something like this available in some underground suicide shop in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yotaro the Baby Bot VS Japan’s Sagging Birth Rate</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/78648/yotaro-the-baby-bot-vs-japan%e2%80%99s-sagging-birth-rate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yotaro cries, giggles, and kicks when you tickle him. He sneezes and his nose runs. When he is upset, his rattle calms him down. An average baby — sort of — since Yotaro is a robot. His inventors hope he will help Japan’s sagging birth rate, among the lowest in the world. “A robot can’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Natsu no Tanoshimi” or Ten Ways to Enjoy a Hot Summer in Japan</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/74432/%e2%80%9cnatsu-no-tanoshimi%e2%80%9d-or-ten-ways-to-enjoy-a-hot-summer-in-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[InvisibleGaijin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Photo Caption: A shrine maiden prepares to “kancho” the Ketsugawa River in a traditional summer festival near Kyoto, Japan.) One of my favorite bloggers in Japan, @locohama, is hosting this month’s Japan Blog Matsuri with the theme of “Natsu no Tanoshimi” (fun things to do during summer). So here’s InvisibleGaijin’s “Ten Ways to Enjoy a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Tips To Keep You From Going Insane In Japan</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/72955/a-few-tips-to-keep-you-from-going-insane-in-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was the year 2003 when I made my first trip overseas to spend time in another country. I was attending university, and so decided to spend a year overseas as part of the international exchange program that my school, the University of Northern British Columbia, had with various other post-secondary schools across the world. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Deny Cruelty to Horses in Festival</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/58715/japanese-deny-cruelty-to-horses-in-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 07:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YOMAMA, Biyachi Preference (IG News) — A local man in samurai costume begins his backwards-horsetop-descent down a steep hill during the Gyaku-Uma-Sagari festival in Yomama, Biyachi Prefecture on May 6, 2010. 「おおおう！しっと!」 cried Hontowa Gei invoking a centuries-old ritual before tumbling down the hill repeatedly in front of friends, family, and people with being-crushed-by-horses fetishes. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Only in Okinawa…</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/56803/only-in-okinawa%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/56803/only-in-okinawa%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 11:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living in Okinawa (or indeed anywhere in Japan) means you are subject to seeing more than a few crazy things.  But Okinawa seems to have a higher than average share.  Want to see a man walking down the side of a dual-carriageway with a huge bull on a leash?  Then Okinawa’s your place! Was driving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Man Marries Giant Bamboo Shoot</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/52799/japanese-man-marries-giant-bamboo-shoot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (IG News) – Japanese men are increasingly looking to inanimate objects for intimacy according to noted anthropologist Kintama Chongitta of the University of Tokyo’s department of arcane and useless knowledge. “Japanese women wear the economic, social, and sexual fundoshi in the house now,” said Chongitta, “and fear of these so-called ‘carnivore women’ is causing young men [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Astro Boy Arrested for Impersonating Catholic Priest</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/27443/astro-boy-arrested-for-impersonating-catholic-priest/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/27443/astro-boy-arrested-for-impersonating-catholic-priest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (IG News) — Former manga and anime star Atomu “Tom” Tetsuwan was arrested today on suspicion of impersonating a Catholic priest at the entrance ceremony of the Gakushuin Primary School. “I’m innocent,” said the robot, more popularly known in Hollywood as Astro Boy, “Why can’t you share your bed? The most loving thing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan’s New Political Party: Koheto Nippon</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/27163/japan%e2%80%99s-new-political-party-koheto-nippon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (IG News) — A new party to be formed Saturday by veteran politicians defecting from the Liberal Democratic Party and an independent lawmaker will be named Koheto Nippon, which literally means “Old Fart Party of Japan” in English. The new party’s initial goal is to “make sure the ruling coalition parties do not attain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Tourist Discoveries in Japan</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/26856/top-ten-tourist-discoveries-in-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (IG News) — A new catchphrase, “Japan. Endless Discovery.”, designed to woo more foreign tourists to Japan was unveiled by Minister of Tourism Seiji “Yokoso!” Maehara. “We want to let people know how good tourism in Japan is,” said Maehara, “and that’s why we are also introducing this list of “Top Ten Tourist Discoveries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Loses Patience with Japan Over Military Base</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/22335/us-loses-patience-with-japan-over-military-base/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/22335/us-loses-patience-with-japan-over-military-base/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ex-Civil Servant Maido Itaizo Crowned Miss Underarm Japan</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/21792/ex-civil-servant-maido-itaizo-crowned-miss-underarm-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/21792/ex-civil-servant-maido-itaizo-crowned-miss-underarm-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (IG News) — A 25-year-old former civil servant was crowned this year’s Miss Underarm Japan on Tuesday. “I can’t believe it,” said Maido Itaizo after winning the 2010 Miss Underarm Japan pageant held in Tokyo on Tuesdsay, as tears came to her eyes. “I want to represent all of the Japanese people’s underarms at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan Legalizes Cocaine to Revitalize Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Photo: Happy Obasan picking coca leaves in Shizuoka Prefecture.) TOKYO, Japan (IG News) — Prime Minister Yukio “Bird” Hatoyama announced today that Japan would legalize cocaine as part of a new economic revitalization and jobs creation program. “Not only will this bold measure create jobs for Obasan in the countryside,” sniffed Hatoyama, “but it will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Beat” Takeshi Awarded France’s Top Cultural Honor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS, Hilton (IG News) — The Japanese film director “Beat” Takeshi Kitano has been awarded the Commander of the Order of Jerry Lewis by France in recognition of his achievements. French Culture Minister Pepé “Le Pew” Mitterround bestowed the country’s highest honor for artists on Kitano at a ceremony in Paris on Tuesday. Mitterround said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar-Winning Filmmakers of “The Cove” Target Japanese Cruelty to Rabbits and Turtles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Photo: InvisibleGaijin) TOKYO, Japan (IG News) — InvisibleGaijin and a team of elite activists risked their lives to secretly film the diabolical Japanese slaughtering and baking of cute little bunnies and turtles. “Japan claims this is scientific research,” said Hyster Eric, head of People for the Ethical Treatment of Anthropomorphically Cute Animals but Not Ugly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan to Invade Korea in the Mother of All HInamatsuri</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Photo: @doramimy) JAPAN (IG News) — The Emperor and Empress of HInamatsuri unleashed thousands of hina-ningyo warrior dolls today to invade Korea in retaliation for Kim Yu-na’s victory over Asada Mao in the Vancouver Olympics. “This shall be the mother of all Hinamatsuri,” intoned Emperor Jodan Desuyo, “Cry ‘Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doggie Ramen? Ramen Doggie?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ramen Wan-chan (“doggie”) in Chiba, Japan. Posted via email from invisiblegaijin]]></description>
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		<title>The Guilty Parties Outrageous of El Rocker!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Photo: InvisibleGaijin) TOKYO (IG) — The Guilty Parties Outrageous of El Rocker fashion police arrested two old farts for dressing way out of fashion in the fashionable Omotesando district of Tokyo. “Let me be clear: old farts must observe the law unless their mommies make illegal political contributions,” commented Prime Minister Yukio “Bird” Hatoyama, “and I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING NEWS: Japan Agrees to Stop Whaling, Start Kicking Penguins</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Photo: Professional penguin handlers line up penguins in preparation for the penguin kick-off ceremony of newlyweds, Mr. &#38; Mrs. Ketobasu Zo.) Tokyo, JAPAN — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio “Bird” Hatoyama announced today Japan has agreed to stop hunting whales and start kicking penguins. “Japan will cease hunting whales immediately,” said Hatoyama, “the Japanese people prefer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sapporo Launches Subway Manners Campaign for Cats</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hokkaido, JAPAN — Sapporo Transit Authority has launched a subway poster campaign to combat a deluge of ill-mannered cats. “In recent years we’ve received an increasing number of complaints,” explained STA spokesperson Bakana Komuin, “so we’ve hired a not-so-famous-but-willing-to-work-cheap cartoonist to steal ideas from the Tokyo Metro ‘Do it at home’ campaign.” “We’ve tried ‘My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brief Interview with Cute sexy Peruvian Waitress of Japanese Descent in Nagoya</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Japan, you always run into interesting people. While I was chowing down on a burger at Shooters in Nagoya I happened to meet a cute sexy Peruvian waitress whose grandfather was Japanese. I decided to interview her in order to dig deep into the complex social nuances of a foreigner of Japanese descent in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Try To Commit Suicide On These Train Tracks!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Gods, Devils, and Geisha – Setsubun in Kyoto and Nara</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gods, Devils, and Geisha Setsubun in Kyoto and Nara A Devil arrives with sword and torch at a Buddhist Temple in Kyoto Setsubun (Feb 3rd) is a Japanese Spring ritual where Japanese drive bad luck in the form of Oni (devils) out of their homes with a handful of tossed beans. At temples and shrines, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Setsubun in Kyoto and Nara Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Setsubun (Feb 3rd) is a Japanese Spring ritual where Japanese drive bad luck in the form of Oni (devils) out of their homes with a handful of tossed beans. At temples and shrines, they do mame maki which is throwing beans and other things to gathered crowds. Setsubun is one of my favorite Japanese holidays [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keywords for Dummies 101</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alexa.com provides great insight into a website’s traffic, where the visitors are coming from, and which keywords drive traffic to a site. My favorite keyword string has to be #3 – “how to bake CHIKAN” … never thought of that! And, thanks to kind readers like you, invisiblegaijin.com is currently ranked as the 2,724,747th most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who you calling lesser?</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/11538/who-you-calling-lesser/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Red Panda, ailurus fulgens, is widely known as the “Lesser Panda” in Japan – and this guy is clearly not happy about it. Posted via email from invisiblegaijin]]></description>
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		<title>Tomare–the new peace sign for the 2010’s?!</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/9891/tomare%e2%80%93the-new-peace-sign-for-the-2010%e2%80%99s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomare with radiant center, by Joanne G. Yoshida How does a symbol become a universal symbol? Like the peace sign and the smiley face.  How would one read a peace sign before having the knowledge that it is a peace sign. If you don’t know Japanese what would this sign mean to you? And if [...]]]></description>
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