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	<title>Comments on: Bonenkai &#8211; Your guide on how to survive the Parties of the Year</title>
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	<description>Japan... A whole lot more than raw fish</description>
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		<title>By: A year to forget &#171; BLACK OTAKU</title>
		<link>http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/12/20/4516/comment-page-1/#comment-477853</link>
		<dc:creator>A year to forget &#171; BLACK OTAKU</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] a guide to surviving Bonenkai [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Tomu319</title>
		<link>http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/12/20/4516/comment-page-1/#comment-343619</link>
		<dc:creator>Tomu319</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What a BuzzKill of an article.  Believe it or not, all japanese aren&#039;t as uptight as the ones you know.  As for making them uncomfortable,  well,..  thats half the fun.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a BuzzKill of an article.  Believe it or not, all japanese aren&#8217;t as uptight as the ones you know.  As for making them uncomfortable,  well,..  thats half the fun.</p>
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		<title>By: iplumbing.nl &#187; Drinking before and after New Year, Bonenkai and Shinnenkai</title>
		<link>http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/12/20/4516/comment-page-1/#comment-342163</link>
		<dc:creator>iplumbing.nl &#187; Drinking before and after New Year, Bonenkai and Shinnenkai</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Bōnenkai 忘年会 is a Japanese drinking party that takes place at the end of the year, and is generally held among groups of co-workers or friends. The purpose of the party is to forget the woes and troubles of the past year, usually accomplished by consumption of large amounts of alcohol. A bōnenkai does not take place on any specific day, but they are usually held in December. Our friends at Japudit have prepared a well thought of and humorous top 10 tips for Bonenkai survival. There are only 2 days left to have a Bonenkai! [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Bōnenkai 忘年会 is a Japanese drinking party that takes place at the end of the year, and is generally held among groups of co-workers or friends. The purpose of the party is to forget the woes and troubles of the past year, usually accomplished by consumption of large amounts of alcohol. A bōnenkai does not take place on any specific day, but they are usually held in December. Our friends at Japudit have prepared a well thought of and humorous top 10 tips for Bonenkai survival. There are only 2 days left to have a Bonenkai! [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Drinking before and after New Year, Bonenkai and Shinnenkai. - JapanSugoi - Everything Cool about Japan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Drinking before and after New Year, Bonenkai and Shinnenkai. - JapanSugoi - Everything Cool about Japan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Bōnenkai  忘年会  is a Japanese drinking party that takes place at the end of the year, and is generally held among groups of co-workers or friends. The purpose of the party is to forget the woes and troubles of the past year, usually accomplished by consumption of large amounts of alcohol. A bōnenkai does not take place on any specific day, but they are usually held in December.  Our friends at Japudit have prepared a well thought of and humorous top 10 tips for Bonenkai survival.  There are only 2 days left to have a Bonenkai! [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Bōnenkai  忘年会  is a Japanese drinking party that takes place at the end of the year, and is generally held among groups of co-workers or friends. The purpose of the party is to forget the woes and troubles of the past year, usually accomplished by consumption of large amounts of alcohol. A bōnenkai does not take place on any specific day, but they are usually held in December.  Our friends at Japudit have prepared a well thought of and humorous top 10 tips for Bonenkai survival.  There are only 2 days left to have a Bonenkai! [...]</p>
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		<title>By: alexpappas</title>
		<link>http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/12/20/4516/comment-page-1/#comment-340685</link>
		<dc:creator>alexpappas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2006 01:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I can&#039;t wait to start the first Bonenkai! Oh man its gonnnnna be great! (Hopefully!) 

One rule I should add on this year... one beer at a time! :) Nothing good can come from drinking two beers at the same time ...   :wink:</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t wait to start the first Bonenkai! Oh man its gonnnnna be great! (Hopefully!) </p>
<p>One rule I should add on this year&#8230; one beer at a time! <img src='http://blog.japundit.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  Nothing good can come from drinking two beers at the same time &#8230;   <img src='http://blog.japundit.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=':wink:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Global Voices Online &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Japan: how to survive the year end party</title>
		<link>http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/12/20/4516/comment-page-1/#comment-340450</link>
		<dc:creator>Global Voices Online &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Japan: how to survive the year end party</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Alexpappas from Japundit gives the readers some tips on how to survive a Japanese style year end party - Bonenkai.    Oiwan Lam [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Alexpappas from Japundit gives the readers some tips on how to survive a Japanese style year end party &#8211; Bonenkai.    Oiwan Lam [...]</p>
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		<title>By: tantan</title>
		<link>http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/12/20/4516/comment-page-1/#comment-340042</link>
		<dc:creator>tantan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ooooh yeah! Love these kind of articles. Thank you sir.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ooooh yeah! Love these kind of articles. Thank you sir.</p>
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		<title>By: Danny Bloom</title>
		<link>http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/12/20/4516/comment-page-1/#comment-340010</link>
		<dc:creator>Danny Bloom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>great post! happy EOY, end of year!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>great post! happy EOY, end of year!</p>
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		<title>By: alexpappas</title>
		<link>http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/12/20/4516/comment-page-1/#comment-339971</link>
		<dc:creator>alexpappas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sake and beer... a bad combo in ones stomach! :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sake and beer&#8230; a bad combo in ones stomach! <img src='http://blog.japundit.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Gaspard</title>
		<link>http://blog.japundit.com/archives/2006/12/20/4516/comment-page-1/#comment-339884</link>
		<dc:creator>Gaspard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So true....

I will have to sing  songs of Mori Shin&#039;ichi with my boss....  But the food, sake and beer will help...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So true&#8230;.</p>
<p>I will have to sing  songs of Mori Shin&#8217;ichi with my boss&#8230;.  But the food, sake and beer will help&#8230;</p>
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