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		<title>Should healthy people pay less for health insurance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should healthy people pay less for national health insurance than unhealthy people?]]></description>
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		<title>Working the system: Beware of doctors with private rooms</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doctors have ways of making money outside the insurance system.]]></description>
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		<title>Poorer people passing up cancer screenings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes & Welfare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national health insurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The lower your income, the less likely you'll take advantage of your local cancer screening program.]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin drinks demonstrate their stamina in the market</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food & drink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy drinks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lipovitan D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Bull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stamina drinks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taurine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stamina drinks are more popular than ever in Japan.]]></description>
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		<title>How to keep your health insurance when you can&#8217;t pay for it</title>
		<link>http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/yen-for-living/how-to-keep-your-health-insurance-when-you-cant-pay-for-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes & Welfare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[national pension]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's help for people who can't pay their national health insurance premiums.]]></description>
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		<title>Tattoos are forever, which is why they cost so much to remove</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Style/fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cosmetic surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tattoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toru Hashimoto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It costs 10 times more to remove a tattoo than it cost to apply it.]]></description>
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		<title>Is nursing care insurance making nursing care recipients worse?</title>
		<link>http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/yen-for-living/is-nursing-care-insurance-making-nursing-care-recipients-worse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Brasor &#38; Masako Tsubuku</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes & Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elderly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As nursing care costs continue to rise, some care items need to be reviewed.]]></description>
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