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		<title>Friendship (友情)</title>
		<link>http://blog.willamette.edu/worldnews/2013/04/11/friendship-%e5%8f%8b%e6%83%85/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rmaeda</dc:creator>
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Hi All,
How do you become friends with a stranger? How do you make a good strong connection with your friends? What do you do with your friends? Do you usually argue with friends, or not? What do you talk about with your friends? I think you already realized this week&#8217;s topic: it&#8217;s friendship.
In this post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music (音楽)</title>
		<link>http://blog.willamette.edu/worldnews/2013/02/24/music-%e9%9f%b3%e6%a5%bd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rmaeda</dc:creator>
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Hi everyone,
What kind of music do you like? What kind of music do you usually listen to? Maybe some of you reading my entry are listening to your favorite music right now!
As you can guess, this week&#8217;s topic is music.
What is your image of Japanese music? 
I&#8217;m guessing your picture of Japanese music might be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education(教育)</title>
		<link>http://blog.willamette.edu/worldnews/2013/02/07/education%e6%95%99%e8%82%b2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rmaeda</dc:creator>
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Hello everyone,
Education is a topic that influences the future of each country.
I would like to talk about the current educational system of Japan, major differences between Japanese schools and American schools and the current problems in education. 
First I will tell you about the current educational system in Japan.
The original modern educational system was established in 1872.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wedding (結婚)</title>
		<link>http://blog.willamette.edu/worldnews/2012/12/05/wedding-%e7%b5%90%e5%a9%9a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rmaeda</dc:creator>
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Hello everyone! How are you doing?
I think this topic is interesting for most women. This topic is weddings.
I’ll talk about preparation before the wedding and Japanese wedding ceremonies in the past and today.

First, I’d like to talk about preparing before wedding. The groom and  bride have to tell their families whom they want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rememberance: How do you think of the dead?</title>
		<link>http://blog.willamette.edu/worldnews/2012/11/04/rememberance-how-do-you-think-of-the-dead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rmaeda</dc:creator>
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Hi all! How are you doing?
This topic is Remembrance: How do you think of the dead?
I would like to talk about traditional Japanese rites and holidays that take place to honor the memory of deceased relatives and ancestors.  
Higan is in every spring and fall. People visit their ancestors&#8217; graves to hold a memorial service for their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politics and election of Japanese  (日本の政治と選挙)</title>
		<link>http://blog.willamette.edu/worldnews/2012/10/14/politics-and-election-of-japanese-%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%81%ae%e6%94%bf%e6%b2%bb%e3%81%a8%e9%81%b8%e6%8c%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rmaeda</dc:creator>
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		<title>Hello!</title>
		<link>http://blog.willamette.edu/worldnews/2012/09/30/hello-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rmaeda</dc:creator>
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Hello everyone!  My name is Rie Maeda. I am the Japanese language assistant.  My hometown is Ibaraki, which is close to Tokyo, about 40 minutes away by train.

Natto a special product of Ibaraki Prefecture.  Do you know it?  It has a bad smell. But almost all Japanese love it. It is very popular in Japan. [...]]]></description>
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