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HIROSHIMA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2015 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 25, 2015
Carp hoping Kuroda can be final piece in title puzzle
Part of the Carp's slogan for 2015 is 'Red Rising,' and that's exactly what the club has been doing the past few years. Hiroshima has increased its win total in each of the past four seasons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2015
Kuroda tosses seven scoreless innings in final spring appearance
Returning Hiroshima Carp veteran Hiroki Kuroda was far from his best in his final preseason tune-up but still managed seven scoreless innings against the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2015
Pope pays tribute to Japan's 'hidden' Christians, rediscovered 150 years ago
At the Vatican, Pope Francis pays tribute to the generations of Japan's 'hidden Christians.'
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 19, 2015
Slugger Eldred undergoes knee surgery
Brad Eldred, whose 37 home runs last year led the Central League, has had surgery on his right knee, the Hiroshima Carp announced Thursday.
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JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015
Fukushima disaster prompts woman to pass on father's stories about A-bomb
Born to parents exposed to radiation from the world's first atomic bombing — carried out by the United States on Hiroshima in 1945 — Mari Tamba said it is her responsibility to talk about the war to young people even though she did not directly experience it.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015
A-bomb survivor groups condemn Putin remark on nuclear readiness
Atomic-bomb survivor groups in Nagasaki and Hiroshima have condemned a recent remark by Russian President Vladimir Putin that he was ready to put his country's nuclear weapons on alert amid the crisis in Ukraine last year.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 17, 2015
Hiroshima mayor angry over Putin's nuclear weapons remark
Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui expressed anger over Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks in a documentary broadcast Sunday that Moscow was ready to put its nuclear weapons on alert amid the crisis in Ukraine.
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JAPAN
Mar 16, 2015
Nagasaki hibakusha recalls struggle to dodge discrimination
Seventy years may have passed, but Nagasaki A-bomb survivor Katsuko Kanamori still suffers from the mental trauma caused by concealing her radiation exposure to avoid discrimination.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2015
Carp's Kuroda touched for two runs in second spring start
Hiroki Kuroda made his second preseason start of the spring on Sunday, when he allowed two runs over six innings in an exhibition against the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 8, 2015
Kuroda makes dominating spring debut
Hiroki Kuroda was back on the mound in Hiroshima for the first time in eight years on Sunday, when he retired all 13 batters he faced in a 1-0 exhibition win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / 2015 J. LEAGUE PREVIEW
Mar 6, 2015
Gamba aiming to stay clear of chasing pack
The following is the second of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine highest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 2, 2015
Dethroned Sanfrecce looking to reclaim J. League title
Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Hajime Moriyasu believes his team paid the price for its own success in failing to land a third straight J. League title last season, but the 46-year-old insists that this year will be different.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2015
Life term sought for Chinese intern in Kawaguchi Suisan oyster plant killings
Prosecutors on Friday demanded life imprisonment for a Chinese man accused of killing two people and wounding seven others at an oyster processing plant in Hiroshima Prefecture in March 2013.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2015
Aging Hiroshima A-bomb survivors' group to disband
One of the nation's largest groups representing survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and their children will be disbanded at the end of March because its elderly members are finding it too hard to keep the group going, members said Monday.
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CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2015
'The 61st Japan Traditional Kogei: Art Crafts Exhibition'
Feb. 25-March 15
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 16, 2015
Kuroda happy to be back with Carp after stint in majors
Hiroki Kuroda said Monday the reaction of Hiroshima Carp fans told him that his decision to give up an impressive major league career for a return to the Central League club was the right one.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 14, 2015
Carp catcher Aizawa expected to have bigger role this season
Keep your eye this coming season in Japanese baseball on catcher Tsubasa Aizawa of the Hiroshima Carp. The 27-year-old, eight-year veteran appears ready to take over as the first-string catcher on a team poised to challenge for the Central League pennant under new manager Koichi Ogata.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2015
Hospital pioneers Magneto-style stem cell surgery
In a world first, a team at Hiroshima University Hospital on Friday conducted regenerative knee surgery using a technique that employs magnets to concentrate iron-laced stem cells around damaged cartilage, it said.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 1, 2015
Desperately seeking people from the past
A selection of inquiries from people eager to make contact with long-lost friends or family members in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 21, 2015
Mount Fuji is 'brown hill,' A-Bomb Dome is 'depressing': Whiners diss Japan's wonders
Let's explore what some disgruntled travelers have to say about Japan's most impressive World Heritage Sites.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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