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HIROSHIMA

JAPAN
Aug 6, 2017
Gist of 72nd Hiroshima Peace Declaration
The gist of Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui's Peace Declaration on the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing:
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JAPAN
Aug 6, 2017
A-bomb victim's paper crane donated to WWII air base in Utah
A paper crane made by Sadako Sasaki, a young Japanese victim of the Hiroshima atomic bombing who died of leukemia a decade after the attack, was donated Saturday to a former training site for U.S. bombing crews during World War II.
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CULTURE / Art
Aug 5, 2017
50 years after Guevara's death, rare Tokyo photo show to shine light on Marxist revolutionary
Every photo has a story to tell, and the eldest son of Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is hoping that the photographs taken by his father will give people a fuller view of his life.
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LIFE / Travel
Aug 4, 2017
Hiroshima's past is one of many reasons to pay a visit
The early morning light on this summer day, illuminating the under canopies of trees and sending warm, golden strobes across the oyster cafes over the embankments of the Kyobashi River, is enchanting.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Aug 2, 2017
Hope after the horror revealed in letters from postwar Hiroshima
Sixty years on, letters that formed the basis of Austrian writer Jungk's acclaimed account of life after the A-bomb are set to be published.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2017
Korean school in Hiroshima appeals ruling rejecting tuition subsidies
The operator of a Korean senior high school in the city of Hiroshima appealed to a higher court Tuesday a ruling dismissing its claim for the publicly funded tuition support that covers most of the nation's high schools.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 1, 2017
Carp edge Tigers behind Nomura
Yusuke Nomura allowed two runs over six innings on Tuesday as the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp held off the second-place Hanshin Tigers 4-3.
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JAPAN
Aug 1, 2017
Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors to urge government to act on nuke ban treaty
The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will call on the government to help realize a treaty banning nuclear weapons at upcoming anniversaries marking the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings in their cities.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 30, 2017
Cho super strike sends Tosu past struggling Sanfrecce
South Korean striker Cho Dong-geon scored a strong contender for goal of the season to give Sagan Tosu a 1-0 win at struggling Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League first division on Sunday night.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 28, 2017
Carp's Kuri holds Swallows in check
Aren Kuri allowed a run in six innings to earn his first win as a starter in two months as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7-1 on Friday night.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 26, 2017
FC Tokyo, Cerezo advance to quarterfinals in J. League Cup
FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka booked their spots in the quarterfinals of the J. League Cup with second-leg home wins in the group stage playoffs on Wednesday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 20, 2017
Carp give minor league star Mejia a six-year deal
The Hiroshima Carp have signed minor league sensation Alejandro Mejia to a six-year deal, the team announced Thursday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2017
Tigers hold off league-leading Carp
Randy Messenger allowed one run over six innings to earn his ninth win as the Hanshin Tigers took down the Hiroshima Carp 2-1 on Monday night.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 13, 2017
Sanfrecce finalize deal with veteran striker Burns
Struggling Sanfrecce Hiroshima have signed Australian striker Nathan Burns, the J. League first-division club said Thursday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2017
Batista blasts Carp past BayStars
Xavier Batista's fourth pinch-hit homer of the season overturned a one-run deficit as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Yokohama BayStars 5-1 on Monday night.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 10, 2017
Sanfrecce appoint old boy Jonsson as manager
Former Sanfrecce Hiroshima midfielder Jan Jonsson has been appointed the club's new manager, the J. League first-division side said Monday.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 9, 2017
Sanfrecce players shoulder blame for Moriyasu's surprise resignation
Sanfrecce Hiroshima striker Anderson Lopes says the shock resignation of three-time J. League championship winning manager Hajime Moriyasu left him deeply saddened, but the Brazilian insists the players must shoulder most of the blame for their slide into the relegation mire.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 8, 2017
Sanfrecce salvage point against in-form Marinos
Brazilian striker Anderson Lopes earned a vital point for troubled Sanfrecce Hiroshima with a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw away to in-form Yokohama F Marinos in the J. League first division on Saturday night.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2017
Carp sink Swallows on Arai's three-run blast in ninth inning
Everything was set up for the Hiroshima Carp to lose.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2017
Iwase wins first monthly honor in 12 years
The Central League Pitcher of the Month Award continued to be a surprise following Friday's announcement of the Chunichi Dragons' Hitoki Iwase as the winner for June.

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