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		<title>Friendship Navy Cuisine in Yokosuka</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kumiko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While walking in the portside Verny Park, you’ll see U.S. Navy and Japanese sea forces located on each side of the naval port of Yokosuka sharing the facilities. American ships are being piloted by Japanese boats while Japanese submarines are maintained in the dockyards on the American side. Get on a cruise boat weaving through <a href="http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/friendship-navy-cuisine-in-yokosuka/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kumikowrites.wordpress.com&#038;blog=21551014&#038;post=1063&#038;subd=kumikowrites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Noise or Voice?</title>
		<link>http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/noise-or-voice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kumiko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was a hot summer morning as usual. Mike, a European businessman, spoke to one of his Japanese colleagues, Takeshi, in the office. “I’m impressed with how patient Japanese people are.” “Patient…with what?” “These days the noise of cicadas is getting louder and louder, but nobody in our office cares about it. It’s so loud <a href="http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/noise-or-voice/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kumikowrites.wordpress.com&#038;blog=21551014&#038;post=1038&#038;subd=kumikowrites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trail to Makuhari Messe</title>
		<link>http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/how-to-attack-makuhari-messe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kumiko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Makuhari Messe is one of the major convention halls around Tokyo, and many international fairs and conferences such as “Tokyo Motor Show”, “Tokyo Game Show”, and so on, come to the venue. That’s one thing confusing people who aren’t familiar with Tokyo. Though Makuhari area is promoted as a modern business park, it’s not in <a href="http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/how-to-attack-makuhari-messe/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kumikowrites.wordpress.com&#038;blog=21551014&#038;post=1019&#038;subd=kumikowrites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Off-The-Beaten Otaku Place in Tokyo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kumiko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The shopping street in front of Nakano station on JR Chuo Line leads to Nakano Broadway Center, an off-the-beaten otaku shopping place. While most old buildings are being renewed into modern shopping complexes according to the construction boom, it remains as it was 40 years ago. The inside is dimly lit with low ceilings and <a href="http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/an-off-the-beaten-otaku-place-in-tokyo/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kumikowrites.wordpress.com&#038;blog=21551014&#038;post=1000&#038;subd=kumikowrites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Road to Boat License</title>
		<link>http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/tokyo-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kumiko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pilot Boat Tokyo Bay is one of the greatest spectacles in Japan. A fashionable commercial district and a beautiful night scene give it a popular image. But it has much more than you expect. From the sea, you can see all of the different faces of the big city. So why don&#8217;t I get a <a href="http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/tokyo-bay/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kumikowrites.wordpress.com&#038;blog=21551014&#038;post=559&#038;subd=kumikowrites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>[Photo] Walk in Kawagoe, Japan</title>
		<link>http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/a-postcard-from-kawagoe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kumiko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kawagoe is an old town on the northwest of Tokyo, about a 40 minute ride on a train. It became one of the successful satellite towns of the capital city 400 years ago when the military government was established in Tokyo after a long wartime period. It stood out as a major commercial hub for <a href="http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/a-postcard-from-kawagoe/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kumikowrites.wordpress.com&#038;blog=21551014&#038;post=704&#038;subd=kumikowrites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Yokosuka Naval Port Cruise</title>
		<link>http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/the-shortest-boattrip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kumiko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“That’s technically California State of the United States. If you accidentally drop off the boat, please remember to swim back to the portside park which belongs to Japan. If you want to travel abroad, you can swim to California with your passport. You may also need US dollar in that case.” The cruise started with <a href="http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/the-shortest-boattrip/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kumikowrites.wordpress.com&#038;blog=21551014&#038;post=946&#038;subd=kumikowrites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Roof, No Air Conditioner, No Menu Board. The Unforgettable Restaurant In Bintan Island</title>
		<link>http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/no-roof-no-air-conditioner-no-menu-board-the-unforgettable-restaurant-in-bintan-island/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kumiko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Bintan Island, Indonesia, Agro Beach Resort is the home base for Kitoons.asia, a kiteboarding team from Singapore, during the best seasons of the year. While major hotels are located in the mega resort area in the north of the island, Agro Beach Resort is isolated on the idyllic east coast, with only a few <a href="http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/no-roof-no-air-conditioner-no-menu-board-the-unforgettable-restaurant-in-bintan-island/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kumikowrites.wordpress.com&#038;blog=21551014&#038;post=921&#038;subd=kumikowrites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meet The German Master of Japanese Traditional ORIGAMI,   Paper Fold Art</title>
		<link>http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/meet-the-german-master-of-japanese-traditional-origami-paper-fold-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kumiko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In January 2011, Japan Festival came to URANIA, a modern conventional hall in Berlin. The place was very crowded with fans of Japanese pop culture in different anime costumes which were accurately designed to let them look like real anime characters. Walking through some shops featuring Japanese culture such as green tea, books, and video <a href="http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/meet-the-german-master-of-japanese-traditional-origami-paper-fold-art/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kumikowrites.wordpress.com&#038;blog=21551014&#038;post=889&#038;subd=kumikowrites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Travel Library</title>
		<link>http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/travellibrary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kumiko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Travel Library is just a stone&#8217;s throw away from Tokyo Train Station. Once you get out of the North Exit on the Yaesu side, you&#8217;ll find the brand new building, Gran Tokyo North Tower. Next to that new landmark, there is a traditional, rather old-fashioned, business building, Daini Tekko Building. One of the compartments <a href="http://kumikowrites.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/travellibrary/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kumikowrites.wordpress.com&#038;blog=21551014&#038;post=802&#038;subd=kumikowrites&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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