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HIROSHIMA

Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 19, 2014
Carp roster built to contend for title in 2014
There is excitement in Hiroshima where the Carp are off to a nice start in the Central League pennant race.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 8, 2014
Carp teammates Dobayashi, Nomura provide big contributions against Giants
It's still very early in the season, but so far everything has come up red for the Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 31, 2014
War memorials as varied as public's views
The controversial Yasukuni Shrine, a source of perennial tension between Japan and its East Asian neighbors, and the Peace Parks of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are well-known in and out of Japan as the country's representative war memorials, drawing millions of visitors each year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 27, 2014
Giants, Hawks look like class of NPB as season begins
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A woman passes an "akichi" (vacant lot) in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. The capital is littered with such small lots in part because of Japan's aging and shrinking population.
Dealing with rising land vacancies as Japan shrinks