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HIROSHIMA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2017
Yabuta notches 15th victory as Carp edge Giants
Kazuki Yabuta struggled through seven innings but held Yomiuri to two runs to pick up his 15th win this season as the Hiroshima Carp edged the Giants 3-2 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2017
Carp youngster Nakamura silences Giants with seven shutout innings
Yuta Nakamura pitched three-hit ball over seven innings as the Hiroshima Carp shut out the Yomiuri Giants 5-0 in the day's only game Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2017
Hiroshima A-bomb exhibit planned at USS Arizona Memorial to mark 75th anniversary of war
An exhibition to convey the horror of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima is likely to be held at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the war, the Hiroshima Municipal Government said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 18, 2017
Carp claim second straight Central League pennant
The Hiroshima Carp clinched their second straight Central League championship, the team's eighth overall, with a 3-2 win over the Hanshin Tigers on Monday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 18, 2017
Sarfate thrives in perfect situation in Fukuoka
Dennis Sarfate is fit, but at a listed weight of 102 kg, he isn't exactly light. So it was with some apprehension that he allowed his Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks teammates to toss him in the air after the team won the 2017 Pacific League pennant on Saturday afternoon at MetLife Dome in Saitama.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2017
Swallows delay Carp's pennant celebration for at least one more day
The Hiroshima Carp will have to wait another day to clinch their second straight Central League pennant after blowing a three-run lead in a 5-4 loss to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 14, 2017
Batista delivers go-ahead sacrifice fly to carry Carp past BayStars
Xavier Batista hit a bases-loaded RBI sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to lift the Hiroshima Carp 5-4 over the Yokohama BayStars in a seesaw game Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 13, 2017
Carp rout BayStars to trim magic number to two
The Hiroshima Carp lowered their magic number to clinch the Central League pennant to two on Wednesday with a 12-4 win over the Yokohama BayStars.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2017
Seaplane line may launch sightseeing flights over Sea of Japan and Seto Inland Sea
The nation's only seaplane company is thinking of launching a new service for tourists next spring to show off parts of western Japan facing the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 6, 2017
Aizawa drives in winning run for Carp in 11th
Tsubasa Aizawa's 11th-inning RBI single lifted the Hiroshima Carp to a 4-3 win over the second-place Hanshin Tigers on Wednesday, leaving the Carp with a magic number of 10 to clinch their second straight pennant.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2017
Japanese conference on nuclear disarmament gaps to be held in Hiroshima in November
The first conference of a panel aimed at bridging the gap on disarmament between nuclear and nonnuclear countries is set to be held by the government in Hiroshima in November, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 29, 2017
Carp stay perfect against Giants at Tokyo Dome this season
The Hiroshima Carp squared off against a pitcher who hadn't lost in a month, was on his home turf, and threw one of his better games of the year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 24, 2017
Sayonara magic: BayStars defeat Carp for third straight night in final at-bat
Taketoshi Goto's two-out, pinch-hit double and a fluke infield single by Toshihiko Kuramoto lifted the Yokohama BayStars to their third consecutive walk-off win, beating the Hiroshima Carp 5-4 on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 23, 2017
Hanasaki Tokuharu captures first Summer Koshien title
Manaya Nishikawa went 3-for-6 with four RBIs to lead a 16-hit attack as Hanasaki Tokuharu beat Hiroshima's Koryo 14-4 at the National High School Baseball Championship final on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 22, 2017
BayStars stage thrilling comeback with three consecutive homers in ninth to defeat Carp
Yokohama pulled off a minor miracle as Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, Jose Lopez and Toshiro Miyazaki hit back-to-back-to-back homers in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the BayStars a 6-5 victory over the Hiroshima Carp on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2017
Hiroshima remembers victims of deadly landslides on third anniversary of the disaster
A memorial service was held Sunday in Hiroshima to commemorate the third anniversary of the landslides that claimed the lives of 77 people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2017
Four governors urge Tokyo to protect their prefectures from latest North Korean missile threat
Leaders of Shimane, Hiroshima, Kochi and Ehime call for efforts to ensure residents' safety following Pyongyang's threat to launch missiles over Japan to waters near Guam.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2017
Worldwide body of cities agrees to press U.N. and global governments on nuclear ban treaty
Mayors for Peace, an organization of cities around the world seeking nuclear abolition, agreed Thursday to launch an appeal to the United Nations and all national governments to work for a world free of nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 9, 2017
Japan's reluctance to adopt nuclear ban treaty angers hibakusha as Nagasaki marks A-bomb anniversary
As Hiroshima and Nagasaki marked the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings, aging survivors deplored what they called the hypocrisy by the Japanese government following its decision to stay out of a treaty banning nuclear arms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2017
On 72nd A-bomb anniversary, Hiroshima highlights Japan's refusal to join U.N. nuke ban
Hiroshima on Sunday marked the 72nd anniversary of its atomic bombing by the U.S., with Mayor Kazumi Matsui using the annual memorial ceremony to call on the central government to help make a treaty banning nuclear weapons a reality.
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