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HIROSHIMA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2016
Two dead, dozens injured in Hiroshima highway tunnel pileup
At least two people are dead and almost 70 injured following a 12-vehicle pileup inside a highway tunnel in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 16, 2016
Asano strikes twice to lift Hiroshima in ACL
Takuma Asano struck twice as J. League champions Sanfreece Hiroshima finally put three points on the board with a 3-0 win over Thailand's Buriram United in Group F in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2016
Anti-terrorism drills held to prepare for G-7 summit
A joint anti-terrorism squad from the fire departments of Hiroshima and Okayama staged a drill Wednesday in Hiroshima ahead of the Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting to be held in the city next month.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 11, 2016
Kishida to visit France and Italy ahead of G-7 talks in Japan
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida plans to make a three-day visit to France and Italy from March 19 for talks with his counterparts in the two countries ahead of the Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in April in Hiroshima, a government source said Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 10, 2016
Hiroshima school finds it is to blame following probe into 15-year-old student's suicide
A Hiroshima school's in-house probe into a 15-year-old student's suicide has found its poor clerical management and career guidance is responsible for the death, it emerged Thursday.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 8, 2016
Hiroshima boy kills himself after mistakenly told he didn't qualify for entrance exam
A 15-year-old boy in Hiroshima Prefecture committed suicide in December after his school gave him wrong information about his eligibility for a high school entrance exam, the local board of education announced.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 6, 2016
Sanfrecce striker Sato breaks all-time J1 scoring record
Sanfrecce Hiroshima striker Hisato Sato scored his 158th career goal on Sunday to become the all-time leading scorer in the J. League first division.
BASKETBALL
Mar 4, 2016
Hiroshima suffers 29th consecutive loss
The Hiroshima Lightning's epic losing streak reached 29 games on Friday night in a 136-68 defeat to the host Oita Ehime HeatDevils.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2016
Paris mayor visits Hiroshima to pay respects to A-bomb victims
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and laid a wreath at the base of a monument dedicated to victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 1, 2016
FC Seoul whips Sanfrecce; FC Tokyo beats Binh Duong
Brazilian forward Adriano added to the miseries of struggling J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Tuesday, when he scored a second-half hat trick for FC Seoul in a 4-1 Asian Champions League group-stage win.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 29, 2016
Sanfrecce looking to change fortunes in ACL
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be looking to recover from a spluttering start to the season when the Japanese champions take on FC Seoul on Tuesday in their second group stage match in the Asian Champions League.
BASKETBALL
Feb 28, 2016
Phoenix consign Lightning to 28th straight loss
The reigning champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix used their bench early and often in a 119-57 thrashing of the host Hiroshima Lightning on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 27, 2016
Sanfrecce start defense with loss
J. League
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 26, 2016
Akita sends Tokyo to 28th straight defeat
The Akita Northern Happinets jumped out to a 16-point lead by the end of the first quarter and cruised to a lopsided win over the host Tokyo Cinq Reves on Friday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 26, 2016
Gamba, Reds seeking revenge on Sanfrecce
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
Feb 24, 2016
J. League champions Sanfrecce looking to defy odds again
Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Hajime Moriyasu admits that even he wasn't convinced his team would win the J. League title last season, but that doesn't mean he is ruling out further success in 2016.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 23, 2016
Sanfrecce, FC Tokyo fall in Asian Champions League action
Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Asian Champions League title aspirations took an early hit as the J. League champions went down 2-1 at home to China's Shandong Luneng in their opening Group F. match on Tuesday.
BASEBALL
Feb 20, 2016
Maru replaces injured Kajitani for Samurai Japan exhibition games
Hiroshima Carp center fielder Yoshihiro Maru has been summoned to play for the national team in March's international exhibitions against Taiwan, NPB Enterprises announced Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 20, 2016
Sanfrecce keep hold on Gamba
J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima picked up from where they left off last year with a 3-1 win over Gamba Osaka in the season curtain-raising Fuji Xerox Super Cup on Saturday.
BASKETBALL
Feb 11, 2016
Shiga pounds Hiroshima to complete series sweep
The Shiga Lakestars hammered the Hiroshima Lightning for the second straight day on Thursday, winning an afternoon matinee 98-56.
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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'
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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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