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HIROSHIMA

LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jun 27, 2016
Visitors to A-bomb museum double
The number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum during the last weekend of May, following a historic visit by U.S. President Barack Obama, more than doubled from a year earlier to 13,389, the museum said May 30.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 19, 2016
Carp rally past Buffaloes
Rookie Ko Shimozuru hit a game-tying, two-run, pinch-hit homer, and Seiya Suzuki drove in the winning run with a home run for the third straight day as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Orix Buffaloes 5-4 on Sunday in interleague.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 18, 2016
Suzuki lifts Carp with second straight sayonara home run
Seiya Suzuki was the hero again as he hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning for his second walk-off shot in two games, handing the Hiroshima Carp their fifth straight win on Saturday with a 4-3 victory over the Orix Buffaloes in interleague action.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 17, 2016
Hibakusha group says Obama Hiroshima speech 'avoided responsibility'
A group of atomic bomb survivors on Thursday criticized U.S. President Barack Obama's recent speech in Hiroshima, saying it "avoided U.S. responsibility" for the atomic bombing of the city and did not address problems toward nuclear abolition.
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 16, 2016
Hiroshima's Mizumoto expected to miss two months
Sanfrecce Hiroshima defender Hiroki Mizumoto is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a foot injury, the reigning J. League champions said on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2016
U.S. official sees opportunity in Obama's Hiroshima visit
U.S. President Barack Obama's recent visit to Hiroshima provided a precious opportunity for the American public to think about the goal of creating a world free of nuclear weapons, a senior U.S. government official said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 14, 2016
Wild finish: Collision rule review in ninth inning carries Carp past Lions
The Hiroshima Carp were forced to wait out a lengthy video decision, but were declared 3-2 winners over the Seibu Lions on Tuesday, after catcher Tatsuyuki Uemoto left his leg in the base line before a play at the plate in which the runner was called out to apparently end the ninth inning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2016
Hiroshima peace museum puts Obama's paper cranes on display
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Thursday put on display four paper cranes offered by U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the atomic-bombed city in May.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 8, 2016
Fighters squeeze past Carp
Rookie right-hander Hirotoshi Takanashi earned a win in his first start of the season as Hokkaido Nippon Ham squeezed in two runs in a 4-2 come-from-behind interleague victory over the Hiroshima Carp on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2016
Obama's Hiroshima visit and the Enola Gay row
U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima is a powerful antidote to the international scandal that the Smithsonian's Enola Gay exhibit created in 1995.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2016
Hiroshima survivor meets Obama aide and urges end to nuclear weapons
An 84-year-old atomic bomb survivor called on U.S. President Barack Obama to make further efforts to abolish nuclear weapons in a letter she handed to a close aide of the president during a meeting Monday in Washington.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 4, 2016
Under Abe, Japan gets left behind at G-7 summit
For Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the best thing about the recent G-7 Ise-Shima summit was that it gave him cover to wriggle out of a planned tax increase. He could pretend postponing the tax increase is a statesman-like concession to boosting global growth, rather than a way to pander to voters in the...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 4, 2016
Carp give lefty pitcher Johnson three-year contract extension
The Hiroshima Carp made waves on Saturday, announcing they had signed star southpaw Kris Johnson to a three-year contract extension.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 3, 2016
Hawks' Yanagita delivers banner performance against hometown Carp
Yuki Yanagita hit a tie-breaking home run in his hometown as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won a battle of league leaders, beating the Hiroshima Carp 6-1 in interleague action on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2016
Kerry sends letter of gratitude to head of Hiroshima atomic bomb museum
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has sent a letter of appreciation to the director of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for hosting him during the top U.S. diplomat's visit in April, museum officials said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2016
Obama reworked Hiroshima speech many times in bid to find right balance
U.S. president's top speechwriter says Obama worked hard to make sure it was 'a broad reflection on what we must learn from history.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2016
Manga shows Hiroshima survival as one of joy
The horror in post-bombing Hiroshima is captured in black-and-white photos of the city and its beleaguered survivors.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 1, 2016
Views from Hiroshima: What did you make of President Obama's visit?
People in Hiroshima offer their views on last week's historic trip by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 1, 2016
Why was Nagasaki nuked?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki will remain a burden on American conscience — Hiroshima because it was the world's first atomic bombing, setting a precedent, and Nagasaki because it was a blatantly wanton act.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2016
Brother of Hiroshima paper crane girl plans U.S. peace education NPO
The elder brother of a Japanese girl who succumbed to leukemia a decade after being exposed to the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima said he will set up a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles aimed at promoting peace education.
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The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
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China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
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