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		<title>Help us improve our service</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 02:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you find something odd or incorrect on our website? Please feel free to publicly comment on suggestions for improvements below. While our ability to make improvements is limited, we&#8217;ll do the best we can to ensure the website is running at its best. Some improvements planned: HTTPS security &#8211; while all of our transactions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matcha and Choc Chip Yogurt Cake</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web staff - Emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been trying to find ways to bake cakes without using any butter or margarine to cut down the calories. So, I decided to use yogurt instead. I made sure that it&#8217;s still delicious but on the healthy side. The yogurt actually gives the cake a nice moist texture. Ingredients 1 cup of all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bus Tour to Mt Yoshino (吉野山), Nara</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hyunsook Yun Edited by Matcha Latte Media Purchase Sakura Tea to continue enjoying the blossoms throughout the year Read &#8220;Cherry Blossoms: The Bittersweet Quality of Japan in Bloom&#8221; There are many famous places in Japan associated with cherry blossom viewing, but few that can match the impact of over 30,000 trees on a hillside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cherry Blossoms: The Bittersweet Quality of Japan in Bloom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Yuko Onishi Adapted and Edited by Matcha Latte Media Purchase Sakura Tea to continue enjoying the blossoms throughout the year Read about Yoshino in Nara, a Sakura heaven Why do people love Sakura, otherwise known as Japanese cherry blossoms? Certainly the inspiring beauty of these delicate flowers which adorn most of Japan from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-Order 2012 Shincha</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those in the know, the richest, most delicate Japanese tea leaves come from the first harvest of the year, &#8220;ichibancha&#8221; also known as &#8220;shincha&#8221; or new tea. Obubu offers four different shincha teas from different cultivars and shading techniques resulting delicious variations of taste. Unblended and offered farm fresh, or &#8220;aracha&#8221;, this is shincha [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRESS: Featured on Financial Times!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much thanks to Financial Times writer Kimiko Barber for introducing the Obubu Owners club (she subscribed to the Japanese version) on FT.com. &#8220;Global menu: Japanese tea, from A to Z&#8221; Financial Times (FT.com), April 7, 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Serving tea at TEDxKyotoChange</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Obubu Intern :: Elyse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Saturday intern Elyse served Obubu tea at TEDxKyotoChange. TEDxKyoto is a newly formed group in Japan that seeks to become a hub for ideas worth spreading in Kyoto. This is naturally the perfect place for Obubu to serve tea and share our idea of connecting tea farmers with tea lovers around the world. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems of Rural Communities in Developed Nations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While our business is to sell tea, we are also very concerned about social issues related to tea farming. This concern begins on our front porch. Wazuka, like similar rural communities in developed nations, faces many problems in an urbanizing and aging society. The aging population and long-term trend for descendants to move to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for the First Flush</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Obubu Intern :: Elyse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farming Journal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akky-san and his assistants, Mame-san and Supakets, have been busy planting the new baby tea trees and preparing the matured fields for the coming first flush. To prepare the team is trimming down the top of all the hedges so the first flush can have a fresh start after this cold winter. Just like harvesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How is my order processed?</title>
		<link>http://www.obubutea.com/2012/03/how-is-my-order-processed/3740</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>web staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FAQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Purchasing FAQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shipping FAQ]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, Obubu&#8217;s English website is managed in cooperation with Tokyo-based startup Matcha Latte Media. This partnership is an evolving one as we search for the best way for Matcha Latte Media to help coordinate Obubu&#8217;s overseas business, and we would like to tell you a little about our new workflow for [...]]]></description>
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