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HIROSHIMA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2020
LDP lawmaker Anri Kawai faces possible ouster from Diet as aides indicted
Close aides to former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his wife, Anri Kawai, both ruling party lawmakers, were indicted Tuesday over unlawful rewards paid to Anri Kawai's campaign staff during the Upper House election last summer, raising the possibility she will lose her parliamentary seat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 4, 2020
More illegal payments by lawmaker Anri Kawai's campaign suspected
The team that conducted lawmaker Anri Kawai's campaign for last year's House of Councilors election is suspected of having made illegal payments to more staff members than was previously believed, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2020
Aides to LDP's Kawais arrested in election scandal
The three are suspected of paying a combined u00a52.04 million to 14 campaign staff members between July 19 and 23 last year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 2, 2020
Carp to rip up Xavier Batista's contract at end of doping ban
The Hiroshima Carp said Monday they will terminate the contract of Xavier Batista, a Dominican player who is nearing the end of a six-month doping suspension.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Feb 24, 2020
Hiroshima museum showing rare color footage taken soon after atomic bombing
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is showing newly obtained color footage filmed shortly after the U.S. atomic bombing in August 1945.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Feb 10, 2020
Rediscovery of study on Nagasaki atomic bomb blast spotlights pioneering work by Kamekichi Sugimoto
A comparative study report on the development of child survivors of atomic blasts and those unexposed to radiation by the first chair of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors Council, Kamekichi Sugimoto, who died in 1979 at 77, has been discovered in the city of Nagasaki. The documents were retrieved from...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2020
Nippon Steel to halt Wakayama blast furnace and shut down Hiroshima plant
Japan's largest steel-maker, Nippon Steel Corp., said Friday it will halt two blast furnaces, one in the city of Wakayama and another in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, to accelerate a cutback in output amid deteriorating market conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2020
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to visit Hiroshima in August
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday he will visit Hiroshima in August for the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 3, 2020
The Kawai scandal and the race to succeed Shinzo Abe
Hiroshima-based Liberal Democratic Party Diet member Anri Kawai admitted in January to receiving ¥150 million from LDP headquarters prior to the July 2019 Upper House election. Kawai, a novice in national politics, is also the wife of disgraced former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai, who was forced...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 31, 2020
Nippon Steel may idle Hiroshima furnaces, cutting its Japan production 10%
Nippon Steel Corp. is considering idling two blast furnaces at a subsidiary in Hiroshima Prefecture, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2020
Heat on Kawais as wife admits huge cash injection from Japan ruling party HQ
The alleged u00a5150 million payment from the LDP is considered unusually high, especially for an election in a nonswing district.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2020
Ex-minister Kawai and wife say they won't quit Diet as Hiroshima offices raided
Katsuyuki and Anri Kawai are suspected of having paid 13 female campaign announcers a daily allowance of u00a530,000, double the amount permitted by law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jan 10, 2020
Avatar robot allows Hiroshima students to attend classes from hospital beds
The education board in Hiroshima Prefecture has pioneered the use of a pint-sized "surrogate robot" to realize what was previously considered impossible: allowing hospitalized students to take classes remotely without being monitored by teachers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2020
U.N. chief intends to visit Hiroshima during Tokyo Olympics
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he intends to visit Hiroshima in August a few days before attending the closing ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics, instead of the opening ceremony, sources close to the matter said Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 29, 2019
Ryosuke Kikuchi joins list of players to hit wall in posting system
Musing about whether or not certain players will get posted is fairly commonplace in discussions about the top NPB players these days.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 27, 2019
Ryosuke Kikuchi returning to Carp after failing to secure MLB contract
Hiroshima Carp infielder Ryosuke Kikuchi on Friday doubled down on his allegiance to the Central League club, giving up a bid to move to the majors while signing a four-year contract extension.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Dec 20, 2019
Carp outfielder Seiya Suzuki poised to become household name
It's possible around this time next year, we might be reminiscing about the Summer of Seiya 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2019
Hiroshima hibakusha and a father of 3/11 tsunami victim among Tokyo Olympic torchbearers
A father who lost his 12-year-old daughter in the 2011 tsunami, a centenarian A-bomb survivor and a group of people who missed their chance to participate in the last Tokyo Olympics torch relay due to a typhoon are among those tapped to carry the Olympic flame ahead of next year's Summer Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2019
Two buildings that survived the A-bomb in Hiroshima to be demolished despite opposition
The two red brick structures about 3 km from the hypocenter are among the biggest left but said to be at risk of failing in an earthquake.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Dec 13, 2019
Hiroshima's middle school students wear bike helmets, so why not high schoolers?
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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.
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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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