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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello Everone,
Happy New Year!

Post from: Japan Direct Research
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		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2012/01/04/happy-new-year-2/</link>
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		<title>Cherry Blossoms - Hope in Bloom for Future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The cherry blossom season is nearly over in Tokyo. Below is the picture of cherry blossoms last week:

The Sakura Zensen (cherry blossom front) is now moving to north, the Tohoku region. Cherry blossoms are cherrying up Japanese. Nature is harsh, but it is also nice to us. Enjoy the picture of sakura!

Post from: Japan Direct [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2011/04/18/cherry-blossoms-hope-in-bloom-for-future/</link>
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		<title>Spring is coming - Sakura</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have seen devastating photos of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan over the past weeks. But, we need to cheer ourselves up!
Sakura, cherry blossoms start blooming overcoming very cold winter. (It was really cold.)

The full bloom is coming. I will post the full bloom soon!
Post from: Japan Direct Research
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		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2011/04/04/spring-is-coming-sakura/</link>
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		<title>Popular drink during the flu season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is March. Yet, it is still very cold in Japan. There are also many people who get the flu around me&#8230; 
Believe or not, Pocari Sweat, a long-standing sports drink from Otsuka, is sold well in winter. It is not because Japanese play sports frequently in this season. It is because the drink is popular [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2011/03/01/popular-drink-during-the-flu-season/</link>
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		<title>A diet solution - Japanese way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is extremely difficult to keep a healthy diet. In Japan There are an abundant kinds of snacks and drinks, which we can hardly ignore. Indeed, Japanese manufacturers and sellers frequently introduce new products to stimulate our demands. Yes, we want to try them as many as possible, but we also want to stay in shape. 
Here [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2011/02/22/a-diet-solution-japanese-way/</link>
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		<title>February 14: Chocolates capturing a woman&#8217;s heart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, February 14 is Saint Valentine&#8217;s Day. According to American Catholic, St. Valentine&#8217;s Day is &#8221;the day dedicated to love, which has its roots in ancient Rome and on which the Church recalls a martyred saint.&#8221;
It is &#8221;Chocolate Day&#8221; in Japan
In Japan, however, St. Valentine&#8217;s Day is the day for women to give chocolates to others. There [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2011/02/14/february-14-chocolates-capturing-a-womans-heart/</link>
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		<title>Innovation defying conventional wisdom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is always fun to visit the snack section at a supermarket in Japan. There are always a vast number of snacks at the snack section, which complete each other as if saying &#8220;buy me!&#8221; to customers.
One snack, which caught my attention at the snack section was &#8220;Ta Pasta&#8221; from Glico.

 
Ta pasta IS pasta, but it is a snack [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2011/02/07/innovation-defying-conventional-wisdom/</link>
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