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HIROSHIMA

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 11, 2017
Inside job suspected in ¥85 million cash heist from Hiroshima police safe
The recent theft of more than ¥85 million in cash from a safe at a police station in the city of Hiroshima was likely an inside job, investigators said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 9, 2017
¥85 million in cash stolen from police station safe
More than ¥85 million in cash was stolen from a safe at a police station in the city of Hiroshima, police said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 9, 2017
Hiroshima mayor wants U.N. chief to attend nuclear disarmament conference in August
Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui has called on U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres to take part in a peace conference to be held in Nagasaki in August.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 8, 2017
Hiroshima A-bomb museum east building reopens
The east building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum reopened April 26 following renovations.
JAPAN
May 6, 2017
Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors call for progress in nuclear disarmament talks
The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called Friday for progress in discussions on nuclear disarmament within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 5, 2017
Triumphant Tigers stage seventh-inning rally against Carp
Hanshin catcher Ryutaro Umeno had a three-hit game for the second day in a row, driving home three runs Friday to power the Tigers 8-5 over the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp for their third consecutive win.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2017
Governor asks pope to visit Hiroshima and issue message of peace
Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki on Wednesday asked Pope Francis to visit the atomic-bombed city and send a message of peace to the world.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 3, 2017
Nakamura makes winning debut with Carp
Right-hander Yuta Nakamura earned a win in his first career game for the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp, holding the Chunichi Dragons to three runs over five innings in his team's 7-4 come-from-behind win on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2017
Famed Saitama art gallery kicks off fundraising campaign to preserve Hiroshima Panels
A gallery in Saitama Prefecture has launched a fundraising campaign to preserve its main exhibit — a series of large panels depicting the horrors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — in the face of damage caused by insects, ultraviolet rays and grit and dust.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2017
Carp home runs kill off BayStars' challenge
Cleanup hitter Seiya Suzuki went deep twice as the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp scored all their runs on four home runs, beating the Yokohama BayStars 6-1 behind eight strong innings from Akitake Okada on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2017
Hiroshima A-bomb museum building reopens, with full renovation to finish in 2018
The east building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum reopened Wednesday following renovations that include a new multimedia display showing images of the city before and after the U.S. bombing in 1945.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2017
Giants' Sugano outduels Carp's Nomura, tosses second consecutive shutout
Tomoyuki Sugano posted his second straight shutout win on Tuesday as the Yomiuri Giants moved within half a game of the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp, beating them 1-0 after Casey McGehee provided the only run with a solo home run.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2017
Swallows' Ishikawa keeps Carp in check
Tokyo Yakult Swallows ace Masanori Ishikawa allowed just a run in seven innings on Friday in a 3-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp, who lost their third straight game.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2017
Carp pitcher Johnson remains sidelined by illness
Hiroshima Carp workhorse Kris Johnson, winner of last year's Sawamura Award, remains unable to practice due to illness, the team's chief trainer said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 17, 2017
Carp fireballer Jackson keeping eyes firmly on prize
Jay Jackson went through a lot in 2016. The reliever pitched in more games than he ever had in his professional career and experienced the highs of helping the Hiroshima Carp win the Central League pennant and the lows of falling short in the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 15, 2017
Carp's Okada earns complete-game victory over Tigers
A day after Hiroshima suffered its second loss of the season, Akitake Okada went the distance in the Carp's 7-1 victory over the Hanshin Tigers on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 14, 2017
Potent Hiroshima lineup tearing up Central League in early going
The Hiroshima Carp look unstoppable. That's a bit hyperbolic this early in the year, yes, but it doesn't feel that way when the Carp have been busy taking apart opposing pitching staffs after falling behind by a run or two.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2017
Carp rally past Giants in ninth, stretch unbeaten streak to 11 games
You may get the Hiroshima Carp down, but never, ever count them out.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2017
Carp's Kikuchi bangs out five hits to help sink Giants
The Hiroshima Carp were held without a run for five innings. Once the reigning Central League champions finally got going in the sixth, there was no stopping them, especially not Ryosuke Kikuchi.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2017
G-7 nuclear abolition resolution could be challenged by Trump
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major developed countries plan next week to uphold their goal of achieving a world without nuclear weapons, according to a Japanese source, but the move could be challenged by the United States.

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