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		<title>Japan Market News and Archives</title>
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			<title>Wine Inspired Luxury Holiday Villas</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:34:18 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Fujikyuko Corporation has announced it will begin offering a new line of 'wine and cooking' inspired luxury villas in Yamanako Mura, Yamanashi prefecture.]]></description>
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			<title>Occupancy Rates Increase at Central Tokyo Luxury Hotels</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:43:32 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[entral Tokyo luxury hotels have reported higher occupancy rates during the “Obon” summer holiday period compared to last year.]]></description>
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			<title>The Strings InterContinental Hotel Tokyo to Offer Dom Perignon Lunch</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:31:52 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[InterContinental Hotels has announced it will offer a Dom Perignon lunch promotion at its luxury boutique hotel location, The Strings InterContinental Hotel in Minato-Ku Tokyo.]]></description>
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			<title>Hiroshima Sogo Increases Luxury Offerings</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:39:24 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Hiroshima branch of premium department store chain Sogo has announced it will be expanding the amount of prime floor space dedicated to luxury brands.]]></description>
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			<title>Noevir reformulates \100,000 facial cream</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:18:38 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Japanese premium cosmetics company Noevir has recently begun selling the newest version of their Speciale Medicated Cream N.]]></description>
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			<title>Tobu World Watch Fair in Tokyo this August</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:33:38 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On August 21 at the Tobu department store in Ikebukuro, forty-two watch maker brands will gather for the largest watch display and sales event in Japan, the Tobu World Watch Fair.]]></description>
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			<title>Swiss company Bally to reduce prices in Japan</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:36:12 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Swiss premium brand Bally will reduce prices on the majority of their goods sold in Japan, including bags, wallets, and other related products.]]></description>
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			<title>Online shopping for luxury goods in Japan</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:38:26 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[For many Japanese, and in particular those who spend much of their days and nights pursuing their career, the internet is increasingly becoming an option for shopping for luxury goods.]]></description>
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			<title>Louis Vuitton iPhone cases now available in Japan</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:39:10 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[On July 11th the new iPhone was made available for sale at Softbank Japan’s trendy Omotesando location, and just down the street at the Louis Vuitton flagship store tie-in products have also recently been unveiled &#8211; specially designed cases for the iPhone and iPod Touch.]]></description>
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			<title>Shiseido and Kanebo compete with premium cosmetics brands</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:21:24 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Japanese beauty products maker Shiseido has announced the addition of a new beauty cream to their premium brand Cle de Peau Beaute.]]></description>
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			<title>G-8 Summit leaders receive custom-made premium leather goods</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:21:54 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[At the recent G8 summit in northern Japan the country leaders and their wives were presented with premium custom made gifts from local Japanese leather goods specialists.]]></description>
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			<title>Centuries old recipe shows Japanese willingness to pay premium prices for unique products</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:07:08 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[From the first of this month a special product from the western city of Amagasaki will be available for purchase, a unique soy sauce using a recipe from the Edo Period dating from 1600-1868.]]></description>
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			<title>Premium Japanese beef producers setting their sights on Dubai</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:22:22 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Producers of the very popular variety of premium Japanese beef, Saga Beef, have been strengthening their efforts to promote their product internationally.]]></description>
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			<title>Hilton to develop more than fifty hotels in Japan</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:16:02 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[American global hotel management leader, Hilton Hotels International is set to move forward with plans to expand their various brands in Japan.]]></description>
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			<title>Jaguar bringing limited edition XRK to Japan</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:22:56 +0900</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Jaguar-Land Rover Japan announced the high end sports coup, the XKR Portfolio Limited Edition will be available in Japan from July]]></description>
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