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		<title>Uniqlo launches new brand in Daiei stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Set to be 30% cheaper than Uniqlo&#8217;s already cheap merchandise. Via Mainichi.
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		<title>Seiyu to become Wal-Mart subsidiary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 05:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese retailer Seiyu will become a subsidiary of Wal-Mart on December 21. As part of the deal, Ed Kolodzieski, former senior vice president and COO of Wal-Mart International, became CEO of Seiyu on Thursday. Both Mainichi and Reuters have full reports.
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		<title>Miffy rakes in the cash</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 03:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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Hello Kitty is not the only cutesy animal character plastered all over Japan. Miffy, a cartoon rabbit created by Dutch illustrator Dick Bruna, may not rank quite as highly as Sanrio&#8217;s character in terms of brand recognition and earnings, but she still manages to make Bruna and friends over ¥40 billion (US $332 million) a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daiei shuts an additional 14 stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of their restructuring plan, according to Kyodo News.
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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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 03:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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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>Consumer electronics sales up</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-22/consumer-electronics-sales-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An increase of 9.2% in October makes for the third straight monthly rise, reports Kyodo News.
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		<title>Akihabara tourism promotion to begin</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-17/akihabara-tourism-promotion-to-begin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 01:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo&#8217;s electronics mecca, the Akihabara district, will be promoted as a global tourist destination by a partnership between communications firm NTT and travel agency JTB, along with a nonprofit organization, according to Kyodo News. Part of the deal includes the planned usage of smart cards to ease the handling of duty-free purchases for foreigners.
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		<title>Tokyo department store sales drop 1.5%</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sales are down 1.5% in October from a year earlier, according to Kyodo News.
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		<title>Seven-Eleven Japan sets up US holding companies</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-11/seven-eleven-japan-sets-up-us-holding-companies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holding companies for 7-Eleven Inc, its US convenience chain store; article from Kyodo News.
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		<title>Isetan posts record sales</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2005-11-11/isetan-posts-record-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They&#8217;re up 19.5% for the first half of 2005 to ¥354.5 billion, according to Kyodo News.
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