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  <url><loc>https://dearstudents.com/lessons/understanding-a-japanese-weather-forecast-intermediate-japanese-listening/</loc><video:video><video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TcgdHxJNJ0E/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title>Understanding a Japanese Weather Forecast | Intermediate Japanese Listening</video:title><video:description>Follow a Japanese weather report about a cold front and changing temperatures. Learn useful forecast vocabulary through timed lines and translations.</video:description><video:player_loc>https://www.youtube.com/embed/TcgdHxJNJ0E</video:player_loc><video:duration>239</video:duration><video:publication_date>2026-10-28T15:42:58.698Z</video:publication_date><video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly></video:video></url>
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  <url><loc>https://dearstudents.com/lessons/former-pilot-second-career-starbucks-japanese-listening/</loc><video:video><video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jjD4-jEOtRo/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title>A 75-Year-Old Former Pilot’s Second Career at Starbucks | Japanese Listening</video:title><video:description>A Japanese listening story about a 75-year-old former pilot who found a second career working at a café.</video:description><video:player_loc>https://www.youtube.com/embed/jjD4-jEOtRo</video:player_loc><video:duration>400</video:duration><video:publication_date>2026-10-28T01:28:42.280Z</video:publication_date><video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly></video:video></url>
  <url><loc>https://dearstudents.com/lessons/best-age-to-change-jobs-japanese-career-listening/</loc><video:video><video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2rMVc2nNcng/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title>「企業が一番ほしいのは〇歳」｜最適な転職タイミングの見極め方と注意点をプロが解説</video:title><video:description>Japanese career listening practice about when to change jobs in Japan, with advice from a recruitment professional.</video:description><video:player_loc>https://www.youtube.com/embed/2rMVc2nNcng</video:player_loc><video:duration>622</video:duration><video:publication_date>2026-10-28T01:28:02.549Z</video:publication_date><video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly></video:video></url>
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  <url><loc>https://dearstudents.com/lessons/monthly-living-costs-in-canada-japanese-listening/</loc><video:video><video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AvdPHxNGGuc/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title>A Month of Living Costs in Canada | Intermediate Japanese Listening</video:title><video:description>Follow a Japanese speaker sharing the monthly costs of living alone in Canada, including rent and everyday expenses. Practice natural intermediate listening about money, daily routines, and life abroad.</video:description><video:player_loc>https://www.youtube.com/embed/AvdPHxNGGuc</video:player_loc><video:duration>622</video:duration><video:publication_date>2026-10-27T00:52:27.950Z</video:publication_date><video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly></video:video></url>
  <url><loc>https://dearstudents.com/lessons/take-action-initiative-creates-opportunity-japanese-listening/</loc><video:video><video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gfvO_IDfqbo/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title>Take Action: How Initiative Creates Opportunity | Advanced Japanese Listening</video:title><video:description>Explore why taking action creates opportunities in this advanced Japanese listening lesson. Follow a discussion about initiative, effort, and the difference between people who move quickly and those who wait.</video:description><video:player_loc>https://www.youtube.com/embed/gfvO_IDfqbo</video:player_loc><video:duration>573</video:duration><video:publication_date>2026-10-27T00:18:37.648Z</video:publication_date><video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly></video:video></url>
  <url><loc>https://dearstudents.com/lessons/five-habits-get-promoted-japanese-business-listening/</loc><video:video><video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WU7GrxAgSyI/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title>5 Habits That Get You Promoted | Advanced Japanese Business Listening</video:title><video:description>Learn five habits that can help people earn trust and get promoted at work. This advanced Japanese listening lesson explores initiative, sharing knowledge, professional development, and understanding stakeholders, with a timed Japanese script and translations.</video:description><video:player_loc>https://www.youtube.com/embed/WU7GrxAgSyI</video:player_loc><video:duration>827</video:duration><video:publication_date>2026-10-25T18:43:09.783Z</video:publication_date><video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly></video:video></url>
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  <url><loc>https://dearstudents.com/lessons/japanese-hotel-check-in-conversation/</loc><video:video><video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3kbkxruW7hE/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title>Japanese Hotel Check-in Conversation</video:title><video:description>Practice a natural Japanese hotel check-in conversation, with a synchronized Japanese script and translations.</video:description><video:player_loc>https://www.youtube.com/embed/3kbkxruW7hE</video:player_loc><video:duration>642</video:duration><video:publication_date>2026-10-12T19:51:17.384Z</video:publication_date><video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly></video:video></url>
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  <url><loc>https://dearstudents.com/lessons/mats-takako-career-choices/</loc><video:video><video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KOyOWmurAKo/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title>Japanese Through Mats Takako&#39;s Career Choices</video:title><video:description>Mats Takako reflects on choosing her path from the stage to television, and the people and instincts that shaped her career.</video:description><video:player_loc>https://www.youtube.com/embed/KOyOWmurAKo</video:player_loc><video:duration>526</video:duration><video:publication_date>2026-10-10T12:45:24.749Z</video:publication_date><video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly></video:video></url>
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