<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - Uma-san's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:57:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:56:03 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Resigning Koike criticizes opposition - </title>
<description><![CDATA[Defense Minister Yuriko Koike who recently announced she does not seek to retain her position in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet, returned to Japan on Saturday morning and held a press conference at the Narita International Airport, where she took the opportunity to crtique&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/25/919527-resigning-koike-criticizes-opposition</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/25/919527-resigning-koike-criticizes-opposition</guid><category>liberal-democratic-party</category><category>shinzo-abe</category><category>yasuhisa-shiozaki</category><category>yuriko-koike</category><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:57:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Koike decides to leave post, cites responsibility over information leak</title>
<description><![CDATA[Defense Minister Yuriko Koike announced Friday she does not seek to keep her post when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet reshuffle is carried out on Monday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/25/919518-koike-decides-to-leave-post-cites-responsibility-over-information-leak</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/25/919518-koike-decides-to-leave-post-cites-responsibility-over-information-leak</guid><category>japan</category><category>world-news</category><category>shinzo-abe</category><category>maritime-self-defense-force</category><category>yuriko-koike</category><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:49:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Foreign Minister Aso set for new LDP secretary general</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the upcoming cabinet reshuffle to be announced on the 27th this month, Foreign Minister Taro Aso will take the role of LDP secretary general, sources close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/11/891341-foreign-minister-aso-set-for-new-ldp-secretary-general</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/11/891341-foreign-minister-aso-set-for-new-ldp-secretary-general</guid><category>japan</category><category>politics</category><category>cabinet</category><category>foreign-minister</category><category>east-asia</category><category>shinzo-abe</category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:40:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>2,800 march in the 6th Tokyo Pride Parade - Japan News Review</title>
<description><![CDATA[More than 2,800 people participated in the annual Pride Parade, held by Japan's LGBT community for the sixth time in Japan, in Tokyo on Saturday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/11/891222-2800-march-in-the-6th-tokyo-pride-parade-japan-news-review</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/11/891222-2800-march-in-the-6th-tokyo-pride-parade-japan-news-review</guid><category>japan</category><category>tokyo</category><category>world-news</category><category>lgbt</category><category>summer-festival</category><category>tokyo-pride-parade</category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:00:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Passive smoking continues unchecked in Japan; 'Unparalleled among developed nations'</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/08/884557-passive-smoking-continues-unchecked-in-japan-unparalleled-among-developed-nations</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/08/884557-passive-smoking-continues-unchecked-in-japan-unparalleled-among-developed-nations</guid><category>japan</category><category>asia</category><category>japanese</category><category>smoking</category><category>passive-smoking</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Aug 2007 10:14:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Farm Minister Akagi resigns after Abe's prompting</title>
<description><![CDATA[Japan's scandal-tainted, scandal-plagued and rash-stricken Minister of Agriculture, Norihiko Akagi, resigned Wednesday after being prompted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/02/873258-farm-minister-akagi-resigns-after-abes-prompting</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/02/873258-farm-minister-akagi-resigns-after-abes-prompting</guid><category>japan</category><category>scandal</category><category>world-news</category><category>farm-minister</category><category>akagi-norihiko</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Aug 2007 12:45:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Foreign kids on the rise in Japanese elementary/secondary schools</title>
<description><![CDATA[The number of foreign children attending public elementary and secondary schools in Japan who are in need of Japanese-language guidance as of last September increased 8 percent from a year earlier to a record high of 22,413, the education ministry said Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/31/869876-foreign-kids-on-the-rise-in-japanese-elementarysecondary-schools</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/31/869876-foreign-kids-on-the-rise-in-japanese-elementarysecondary-schools</guid><category>japan</category><category>world-news</category><category>gaijin</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:32:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The polls are in: Historical loss for Abe, LDP, opposition grabs overwhelming majority</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday's Upper House election ended in total catastrophe for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which saw nearly half of its seats swept away. The Democratic Party of Japan, the leading opposition party, is now by far the largest party in the Upper House.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/29/865973-the-polls-are-in-historical-loss-for-abe-ldp-opposition-grabs-overwhelming-majority</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/29/865973-the-polls-are-in-historical-loss-for-abe-ldp-opposition-grabs-overwhelming-majority</guid><category>japan</category><category>liberal-democratic-party</category><category>shinzo-abe</category><category>fumio-kyuma</category><category>toshikatsu-matsuoka</category><category>sosuke-uno</category><category>upper-house</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:49:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>'Slide Controller' peripheral to be released for the Nintendo DS</title>
<description><![CDATA[Game developer Nintendo will release the game "Slide Adventure Mag Kid" for the Nintendo DS portable game system together with a new peripheral.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/26/859485-slide-controller-peripheral-to-be-released-for-the-nintendo-ds</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/26/859485-slide-controller-peripheral-to-be-released-for-the-nintendo-ds</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>video-game</category><category>video-games</category><category>nintendo-ds</category><category>peripherals</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:21:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Once unthinkable, farmers may vote DPJ</title>
<description><![CDATA[The countryside of Japan is by tradition very loyal to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, but their recent flirting with urban population has given the DPJ a possibility to wedge in.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/26/859387-once-unthinkable-farmers-may-vote-dpj</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/26/859387-once-unthinkable-farmers-may-vote-dpj</guid><category>japan</category><category>asia</category><category>liberal-democratic-party</category><category>ichiro-ozawa</category><category>dpj</category><category>ldp</category><category>democratic-party-of-japan</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:08:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sega announces 'Doraemon' game for the Wii</title>
<description><![CDATA[The world's most popular blue robot cat "Doraemon" will be featured in a boardgame-styled video game, coming to the Nintendo Wii this winter.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/26/859337-sega-announces-doraemon-game-for-the-wii</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/26/859337-sega-announces-doraemon-game-for-the-wii</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>japan</category><category>game</category><category>video-game</category><category>doraemon</category><category>wii</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:10:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tokyo's Asakusajinja shrine calls off key festival event because of unruly behavior</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tokyo's famous Asakusa shrine has announced it is calling off its mikoshi portable shrine event in May next year, to show its displeasure at rowdy behavior during the highlight of an annual festival.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/25/857091-tokyos-asakusajinja-shrine-calls-off-key-festival-event-because-of-unruly-behavior</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/25/857091-tokyos-asakusajinja-shrine-calls-off-key-festival-event-because-of-unruly-behavior</guid><category>shinto-shrine</category><category>mikoshi</category><category>asakusajinja</category><category>taito-ward</category><category>portable-shrine</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:21:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Politically motivated molotov hurled at Japanese Defense Ministry</title>
<description><![CDATA[A 21-year old right-wing nationalist threw a fire bomb at the Defense Ministry in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, Tuesday night, but was arrested on the spot as he was overpowered by police.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/25/857078-politically-motivated-molotov-hurled-at-japanese-defense-ministry</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/25/857078-politically-motivated-molotov-hurled-at-japanese-defense-ministry</guid><category>japan</category><category>defense-ministry</category><category>world-news</category><category>molotov</category><category>fumio-kyuma</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:14:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>48% say Abe should resign if LDP loses majority</title>
<description><![CDATA[In an internet survey conducted by the Yomiuri Shimbun, 48% of respondents said they would like to see Japan's PM Shinzo Abe to resign, in the case his coalition fails to secure a majority in the July 29 Upper House election.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/855434-48-say-abe-should-resign-if-ldp-loses-majority</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/24/855434-48-say-abe-should-resign-if-ldp-loses-majority</guid><category>japan</category><category>world-news</category><category>liberal-democratic-party</category><category>shinzo-abe</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:02:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Elderly hardest hit by quake / 1 week after, long stay in shelter feared to affect health</title>
<description><![CDATA[About 3,000 evacuees are still living in shelters following the Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake that struck on July 16, it has been learned, with many expected to be unable to return home for an extended period.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/23/853835-elderly-hardest-hit-by-quake-1-week-after-long-stay-in-shelter-feared-to-affect-health</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/23/853835-elderly-hardest-hit-by-quake-1-week-after-long-stay-in-shelter-feared-to-affect-health</guid><category>japan</category><category>earthquake</category><category>world-news</category><category>niigata</category><category>kashiwazaki-kariwa</category><category>niigata-earthquake</category><category>chuetsu</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:16:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>DPJ leads opinion polls, charms women</title>
<description><![CDATA[As the latest Asahi opinion poll is in, the total catastrophe the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are facing is becoming clearer by the minute.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/23/852586-dpj-leads-opinion-polls-charms-women</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/23/852586-dpj-leads-opinion-polls-charms-women</guid><category>japan</category><category>world-news</category><category>liberal-democratic-party</category><category>opinion-poll</category><category>upper-house-election</category><category>democratic-party-of-japan</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:23:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Harry Potter doesn't conjure up long lines in Japan</title>
<description><![CDATA[While half this side of the globe is suffering from a severe case of Harry Potter-itis, reception for the English language book is a lot cooler in Japan.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/22/851688-harry-potter-doesnt-conjure-up-long-lines-in-japan</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/22/851688-harry-potter-doesnt-conjure-up-long-lines-in-japan</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>japan</category><category>harry-potter</category><category>deathly-hallows</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:47:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Untitled Post</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/22/851572-untitled-post</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/22/851572-untitled-post</guid><pubDate>Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vice Minister says Matsuoka's office expenditures were 'geisha fees', retracts comments next day</title>
<description><![CDATA[Remember Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Japan's previous ex-Farm Minister who committed suicide amid accusations of corruption? His vice-minister says Matsuoka spent it on Geisha - but retracts the comments the next day, calling it a joke.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Uma-san]]></source><link>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/22/851570-vice-minister-says-matsuokas-office-expenditures-were-geisha-fees-retracts-comments-next-day</link><guid>http://japannews.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/22/851570-vice-minister-says-matsuokas-office-expenditures-were-geisha-fees-retracts-comments-next-day</guid><category>japan</category><category>world-news</category><category>geisha</category><category>fukui-prefecture</category><category>farm-minister</category><category>toshikatsu-matsuoka</category><category>taku-yamamoto</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:23:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>
