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	<title>Shirihoudai</title>
	<link>http://porkchopbun.com/sh</link>
	<description>your knowledge buffet</description>
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		<title>Asahi Fancy Koi Farm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Took a trip to the South Bay (Torrance, CA) area and it wouldn&#8217;t be complete without a visit to the Asahi fancy koi in Gardena.  I&#8217;ve been visiting this place since I was a little kid and its nice just to watch these magnificent koi - its very relaxing.  Someday my backyard will look like this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://porkchopbun.com/sh/2008/05/09/asahi-fancy-koi-farm/</link>
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		<title>Pan-kun goes to school</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who can&#8217;t love this adorable chimp?  Those that do. . .DIE NOW!

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		<link>http://porkchopbun.com/sh/2008/05/05/pan-kun-goes-to-school/</link>
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		<title>Boomerang in Space video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Original story on the Mainichi.
I guess you can kill someone with a boomerang in space.  If the aussies developed a space program, they&#8217;d be a lethal group of intergalactic commandos.

That there is Japanese astronaut Takao Doi throwing a boomerang in the International Space Station.
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		<link>http://porkchopbun.com/sh/2008/05/01/boomerang-in-space-video/</link>
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		<title>eyeVio test video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After reading about this on DannyChoo, I decided to  test it as an alternative to youtube (which is blocked here, grrrr).  I like the slick Sony-like interface but the download speed is something much to be desired.

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		<link>http://porkchopbun.com/sh/2008/04/30/eyevio-test-video/</link>
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		<title>I also stare at mixed onsen!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So bite me!  Mixed onsen are rare, but you can find them.  For those not in the know, onsen are hot springs, and Japan is full of them!  It&#8217;s one of the great pleasures and should be on your &#8220;to do&#8221; list if you visit Japan during the cold seasons.   I&#8217;ve been to a few [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://porkchopbun.com/sh/2008/04/30/i-also-stare-at-mixed-onsen/</link>
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		<title>R.I.P. Ling Ling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Ueno Zoo&#8217;s only giant panda dies


The giant panda Ling Ling is pictured in April 2006. (Photo courtesy of Ueno Zoo)

Ling Ling, the sole giant panda at Tokyo&#8217;s Ueno Zoo, died in the early hours of Wednesday only one day after he was taken off display for veterinary treatment, officials said.
Veterinarians at the zoo in Taito-ku [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://porkchopbun.com/sh/2008/04/30/rip-ling-ling/</link>
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		<title>Dream-2 Sakuraba Wins!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You heard it here first!  Well, not really. . . but anyway, Sak pulls out a victory over Andrews Nakahara at Dream 2.  I have hopes for this organization - if they are able to bring together the big names in Japan mma without going corrupt, get some cable station to air their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://porkchopbun.com/sh/2008/04/29/dream-2-sakuraba-wins/</link>
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		<title>In 2010, I&#8217;ll buy a new car</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And it will be the Suzuki Kizashi2!

(image via edmunds)
That car is so cool (ugly) looking, I must have it.  Also gotta remind myself to visit Japan during the auto show .  I just missed it last year!
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		<link>http://porkchopbun.com/sh/2008/04/29/in-2010-ill-buy-a-new-car/</link>
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		<title>NTT DoCoMo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NTT DoCoMo posts its first operating profit in 3 years!  With all the competition in Japan I suppose this is a great accomplishment.  Anyhoo, this gives me an opportunity to show some cool cell phones:
DoCoMo kid&#8217;s phones:

(image from docomo site)
Sleek and sexy FOMA series:

(image from docomo site)
but the latest secret technology being developed is this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://porkchopbun.com/sh/2008/04/25/ntt-docomo/</link>
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		<title>  Matsuzaka is sick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, he will miss his start against the California Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Orange County.
Just hope he isn&#8217;t spreading the deadly Osaka flu. . .
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		<link>http://porkchopbun.com/sh/2008/04/25/matsuzaka-is-sick/</link>
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