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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 10, 2014
Sugano remains unbeaten in 2014 as Giants prevail against Carp
Tomoyuki Sugano improved to a perfect 3-0 to start the season as the Yomiuri Giants held off the Hiroshima Carp 4-2 on Thursday.
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JAPAN
Apr 10, 2014
U.S. poet's photo book aims to keep memory of A-bomb victims alive
A U.S. poet living in Japan has compiled a photo book of A-bomb victims' personal belongings, accompanied by poems, to help preserve the memory of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
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
Apr 8, 2014
Kishida wants leaders to visit A-bombed cities
At a ministerial meeting on nuclear disarmament starting Friday, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he hopes to call on the leaders of nuclear weapons states to visit the A-bombed cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2014
'Hiroshima Report' gives North Korea failing grade for disarmament effort
North Korea scored poorly on efforts in nuclear arms reduction, nonproliferation and nuclear security in a report issued Monday by the Hiroshima Prefectural Government, which graded 31 nations.
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
2014 NPB Preview
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 23, 2014
Hiroshima International School and Think Global School students mix it up in Multiculturalism 101
With the weak economy resulting in fewer families coming to Japan, international schools here are exploring new ways to attract students.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 19, 2014
Kawasaki Frontale fall to Western Sydney Wanderers in Asian Champions League
Kawasaki Frontale were sentenced to their second straight defeat in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday night after going down 1-0 away to Western Sydney Wanderers, but two-time defending J.League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima picked up their first win by edging last year's beaten finalists FC Seoul...
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 18, 2014
No evidence of Sanfrecce-Frontale match-fixing: J.League
The J.League said Tuesday it found no evidence of match-fixing in the March 8 game between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kawasaki Frontale after receiving an alert about the match from FIFA.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 17, 2014
Carp ace Maeda puts focus on raising level
Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda has made no secret of his desire to pitch in the big leagues, but said that will depend on how much he can raise his game.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2014
Nonnuclear states to call on China to join U.S.-Russia arms talks
A draft joint statement for a foreign ministerial meeting in Hiroshima next month involving Japan and other nonnuclear weapons states will call for countries including China to participate in the nuclear arms reduction talks between the U.S. and Russia, a government source said Sunday.
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JAPAN
Mar 14, 2014
M6.2 quake hits western Japan, injures 14, atomic plant said safe
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck a swath of western Japan early Friday morning, registering a strong intensity in parts of Shikoku, Honshu and Kyushu islands but no tsunami was observed, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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SOCCER / J. League
Mar 12, 2014
Usual suspects top the table early
The new J. League season is just two weeks old, but already there is a familiar look about the top of the table.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 11, 2014
Sterjovski brace carries Central Coast Mariners past Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Two-time defending J.League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima were sunk by a first-half double from Mile Sterjovski and lost 2-1 away to Australia's Central Coast Mariners in the Asian Champions League on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 3, 2014
When it comes to public space, Atelier Bow Wow barks up the right tree
Atelier Bow Wow uses the framework of art exhibitions to encourage public social interaction in what it calls 'micro public spaces.'
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 1, 2014
Sanfrecce spoil Forlan's league debut
Tsukasa Shiotani stole Diego Forlan's thunder with a second-half winner as Sanfrecce Hiroshima launched their bid for a third straight J. League title with a 1-0 victory away to Cerezo Osaka on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / 2014 J. LEAGUE PREVIEW
Feb 28, 2014
Cerezo looking to end Sanfrecce stranglehold
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 25, 2014
Sanfrecce emboldened as chase for third straight title looms
Sanfrecce Hiroshima know they could not have won last year's J. League title without a bit of luck, but that will not stop the two-time defending champions from believing they can make it three in a row when the new season starts on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 22, 2014
Sanfrecce open with win
Teenage strikers Gakuto Notsuda and Takuma Asano put Yokohama F. Marinos to the sword as Sanfrecce Hiroshima opened the new soccer season with a 2-0 victory in the Xerox Super Cup on Saturday.

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