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HIROSHIMA

JAPAN
Nov 21, 2019
With visit to Japan, Pope Francis will fulfill decades-old dream of teaching the faith in Japan
Pope Francis' trip to Japan this weekend might fulfill a wish he gave up on decades ago as a young man in South America.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2019
Hibakusha cardinal who broke silence after pope's 1981 visit pins high hopes on Francis in Hiroshima
Many Japanese are looking forward to Pope Francis' visit to Japan on Saturday, including Shoji Fukahori, an 82-year-old Christian priest and hibakusha in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 15, 2019
Five years after earning Super Global status, Hiroshima University eyes elusive top 100 ranking
As this year marks the fifth anniversary of the education ministry designating Hiroshima University as a "Type A Super Global University," the university has taken major steps to achieve globalization.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 14, 2019
Hiroshima leads B2 with 15-2 mark
Through last weekend, there are two B1 teams with double-digit win totals: the Kawasaki Brave Thunders (11-3) and Utsunomiya Brex (10-4).
BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2019
Seiya Suzuki tearing it up at the plate for Samurai Japan
Seiya Suzuki changed his bat for the Super Round of the Premier12, but he didn't really have a good reason for doing so.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 11, 2019
Trio's MLB dreams may impact Samurai Japan's gold medal quest
The Hiroshima Carp's Ryosuke Kikuchi, quite possibly the most dynamic defensive second baseman in the world (at least in the conversation), could be playing in MLB next season.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Chugoku
Oct 11, 2019
Do city assembly members need two tablets each? Concerns grow in Hiroshima over tax waste
This fiscal year, the Higashihiroshima Municipal Assembly handed out second tablets to all of its 30 members, at a cost of about ¥6 million.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Sep 20, 2019
Artist shines a spotlight on all-female theater group in postwar Hiroshima Prefecture
During the post-World War II recovery period the city of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, was home to an all-women's theater group.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 25, 2019
Urgent appeal to save nuclear agreements
The rapid deterioration of nuclear arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation pacts adds to the rising risk of the use of nuclear weapons.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
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