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		<title>Why Is Everything in Japan Getting More Expensive?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 02:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From soaring rice prices to the so-called ‘cabbage shock,’ the cost of living in Japan is climbing fast. Food, utilities, and everyday essentials are getting more expensive, and many residents are feeling the strain. What’s causing this price surge, and how are people coping?  <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/why-is-everything-in-japan-getting-more-expensive/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>PM Shigeru Ishiba’s Trump Meeting: What’s the Real Game Here for Japan?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 02:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Shigeru Ishiba’s meeting with Donald Trump raises big questions. Was it strategy, optics or something else? Watch my latest 'Japan Today Spotlight' video for the full breakdown. <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/pm-shigeru-ishibas-trump-meeting-whats-the-real-game-here-for-japan/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Shocking Tragedy in Saitama</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 01:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Today Spotlight]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Japan infrastructure]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A massive sinkhole in Saitama swallowed a car, leaving Japan in shock. What caused it, and could it happen again? I break it down in this episode of 'Japan Today Spotlight.' <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/a-shocking-tragedy-in-saitama/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why The New Twitter Design Requires Brands To Think</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Late night musings]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The “new” Twitter was rolled out only last month, and I’m sure this redesign reflects the fact that a majority of Twittererers out there don’t actually log in and use the Twitter site anymore. The more mainstream microblogging becomes, the more people prefer to use stand alone desktop clients and mobile apps like HootSuite or [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/why-the-new-twitter-design-requires-brands-to-think/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rockin&#8217; On and Off the Radar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Mindless drivel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yes, yes…I have been woefully neglectful of this little site lately. I have, though (to make myself feel better) been active other wheres though.  My article on Colombo, Sri Lanka appeared in Southeast Asia Globe magazine. It’s unfortunate there was no room in the piece for a little more background on the war and the [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/rockin-on-and-off-the-radar/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Small Victories and Social Media</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[100% geek-free social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network Solutions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’ve read and heard about the power of social media as a service, especially when it comes to brands, as Chris Brogan says, “growing bigger ears” to monitor what people (especially customers) are saying about them. But I’ve never experienced this first hand until this morning. My fifteen minutes of gain. Here’s a small example [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/small-victories-and-social-media/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Japan: Ahead and Behind</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Late night musings]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have been putting social media strategy in place for Cabana Bar &#38; Grill, a local establishment here in Yokohama. Since I am trying to attract Japanese and foreign clients, I’ve come to the conclusion that when it comes to social media and branding (and more importantly, mobile media), Japan is both ahead and behind.  [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/japan-ahead-and-behind/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Silver and Gold</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Late night musings]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I watched the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics women’s ice hockey gold medal game this morning. As a Canadian and a hockey fanatic, of course I was overjoyed that the Canadian women won the gold medal with a convincing and dominating win over their biggest rivals, the U.S. women’s squad. All of the team’s training, effort [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/silver-and-gold/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Whisky Undead 2010</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Richards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Single malt]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow. I guess that’s really three days, but for me it’s a countdown.  Tomorrow (Sunday February 21, 2010) is the date for the much anticipated Whisky Live 2010 event in Tokyo. Presented by Whisky Magazine, it is one of the (if not the) preeminent whisky trade show of the year. Here’s the [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/whisky-undead-2010/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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