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		<title>Speculating on the future of the Nikkei</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-31/speculating-on-the-future-of-the-nikkei/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Independent looks at investing in Japan, and the risks involved given the Nikkei&#8217;s rocky history since 1989. Included are fund recommendations for those interested in Japanese investment.
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		<title>Japanese business: opportunities and challenges</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-24/japanese-business-opportunities-and-challenges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some good material focusing mainly on the challenges and characteristics of the Japanese market compared to the US and UK, for those considering business there. Note that this ends in a promotional piece for Eurotechnology, but the rest of the information does not seem promotional in any way.
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		<title>Winter bonuses rising quickly</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-12-14/winter-bonuses-rising-quickly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Earnings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I cannot do better than the first sentence of this Financial Times report to summarize the whole story:

Winter bonuses at Japanese companies are rising at the fastest pace since 1991, providing further evidence that corporate profits are finally feeding through into wages.
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		<title>Economic optimism</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-12-13/economic-optimism/</link>
		<comments>http://business.3yen.com/2005-12-13/economic-optimism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times has offered up an analysis of Japan&#8217;s positive economic signs, a common theme in the news recently. They manage to do so with a lot more depth than the typical news piece, however. Here&#8217;s just a taste:
Even more important [than Koizumi's reforms], they say, has been a slow but steady revolution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The woes of Japanese productivity</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-12-08/the-woes-of-japanese-productivity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 05:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hard work does not make for high productivity, at least the way the Japanese do it.]]></description>
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		<title>Nikkei continues its ascent</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-12-02/nikkei-continues-its-ascent/</link>
		<comments>http://business.3yen.com/2005-12-02/nikkei-continues-its-ascent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 02:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters reports on  the Nikkei&#8217;s Thursday close above 15,000, and continuing strong performance on Friday. Elsewhere, they report that tech stocks are expected to lead the way.
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		<title>Poor reception of &#8216;Warm Biz&#8217; linked to low spending numbers</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-29/poor-reception-of-warm-biz-linked-to-low-spending-numbers/</link>
		<comments>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-29/poor-reception-of-warm-biz-linked-to-low-spending-numbers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 03:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite signs of economic recovery in recent months (foremost being the Nikkei&#8217;s strong performance), retail spending was down 0.3% from last year, with clothing one of the harder-hit retail sectors, reports the Financial Times. This is being blamed, curiously enough, on the failure of the government&#8217;s &#8220;Warm Biz&#8221; campaign &#8212; an effort to encourage warm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate tax breaks may be eliminated in March</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-16/corporate-tax-breaks-may-be-eliminated-in-march/</link>
		<comments>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-16/corporate-tax-breaks-may-be-eliminated-in-march/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tax cuts aimed at promoting IT investments should be abolished next March as planned, according to a Tax Commission subcommittee. The cuts were introduced in fiscal 2003 as a temporary measure meant to last 3 years. The Japan Times has the full story.
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		<title>Japanese recovery analysis</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-12/japanese-recovery-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-12/japanese-recovery-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another article analyzing the recovery and the role of Koizumi&#8217;s reforms. The Keynsian economic analysis is a little dubious, and MacDonald is a little too eager to cheer on the Koizumi administration as the savior of Japan&#8217;s economic woes, but at least he goes into more detail on the reforms than the last article.
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		<title>Reform and revival</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-11/reform-and-revival/</link>
		<comments>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-11/reform-and-revival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Yomiuri Shimbun has some prospective analysis of the economic revival underway&#8211;with the Nikkei expected to reach 15,000 by the end of the year&#8211;and the central role that the Koizumi administration&#8217;s reforms are expected to play in the revival. Unfortunately, as is all too common in such pieces, explanations of how exactly the reforms will [...]]]></description>
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