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	<description>Our blog about the Japanese market and consumers today</description>
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		<title>Fragile Protection of Our Information by Companies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“We want to apologize for leaking your personal information&#8230;” This is the email message that I received from a Japanese company the other day. A couple of days ago, the company sent out an e-newsletter containing the email addresses of all recipients. The recipients were able to see the email addresses of others. Some showed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2008/08/22/fragile-protection-of-our-information-by-companies/</link>
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		<title>How to Enjoy Eating During Inflation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eating good food is one of the joys of living. Good food satisfies our appetite and makes us feel happy. Eating fine foods is a joy for many Japanese. Some Japanese go to Napoli to taste real Napoli pizza; others go to Okinawa to enjoy goya champuru (bitter gourd), a famous Okinawa cuisine.
How can we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2008/08/16/how-to-enjoy-eating-during-inflation/</link>
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		<title>Temporary Employment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our attention has been grabbed by the recent indiscriminate murder cases in Akihabara and Hachioji in Tokyo because the criminals were temporary staff.

Temporary Workers on the Increase
I know that there are many temporary workers, but I did not know how rapidly the number of temporary workers had increased over the past decade. According to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2008/08/09/temporary-employment/</link>
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		<title>Where Can I find a Day Care Centre for My Child?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“I really want to work again, but all day care centres for children are full.” This is the dilemma that women face when they try to start work again after maternity breaks. “Isn’t it funny that day care centres are always full while the birth rate has been declining?” One young mom said.
Shortage of Day [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2008/08/01/where-can-i-find-a-day-care-centre-for-my-child/</link>
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		<title>Saving, Saving, and Saving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like in other countries, oil price increases have pushed up inflation in the Japanese economy. The price of every item has increased, including gasoline, food, and air surcharges. Checking my household account is the scariest of my daily routines, and it urges me to do something to manage my spending. Well, it looks as though [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2008/07/25/saving-saving-and-saving/</link>
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		<title>Japanese Politeness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Japanese are polite.” This is what foreigners tell me when they visit Japan for the first time, and I agree at first. It amazes me how courteous the service is of companies and shops in Japan, especially since I have returned from overseas. For instance, early one morning when I visited a bank branch office, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2008/07/18/japanese-politeness/</link>
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		<title>Denshi-Money (Electric Money)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Denshi-money (electric money or smart cards) makes our lives more convenient. With Edy, a rechargeable smart card, I can buy a lunch box and a snack bar at a convenience store. With Suica, a rechargeable smart card for trains and subways, I can take the subway without using a ticket machine. I can buy things [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2008/07/04/denshi-money-electric-money/</link>
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