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HIROSHIMA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2022
Kishida pushes action plan for nuke-free world at nonproliferation meeting
As the first Japanese leader to attend the gathering held at the United Nations, Kishida called on nuclear states to enhance the transparency of their arsenals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 31, 2022
Kishida to call for nuke-free world in historic address at U.N. treaty conference
The prime minister, who represents a district in Hiroshima, is also expected to call for greater transparency among nuclear powers regarding their stockpiles and capabilities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2022
Learning the right nuclear lessons from Ukraine
Hiroshima gathering affirms the importance of nuclear disarmament amid nuclear-armed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2022
Shota Dobayashi hits grand slam to help Carp complete sweep of Giants
The Carp hit a grand slam in all three games of the series.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 11, 2022
Mazda’s decarbonization drive faces rough road ahead
Securing sufficient electricity supplies is complicating the firm's goal of achieving net-zero at its plants by 2035, while the carmaker is also not willing to let go of engines just yet.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2022
Tigers hold off Carp to move closer to third place
Yuki Nishi allowed two runs over 6⅓ innings and three relievers completed the win as the Hanshin Tigers held off the Hiroshima Carp 3-2 in the Central League on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 3, 2022
Ryan McBroom puts Carp on verge of series sweep against Giants
The win pulled the third-place Carp to within a half-game of Yomiuri after a pitchers' duel between Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano and Hiroshima's Masato Morishita left both without a decision.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2022
Swallows sink Carp in 12 innings
Rookie Kazuya Maruyama broke a 12th-inning tie with a two-run double to lift the first-place Swallows to the win.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2022
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to attend Hiroshima peace memorial for first time
It will be the first attendance by a head of the United Nations since Ban Ki-moon did so in 2010.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 30, 2022
Munetaka Murakami powers Swallows to win over Carp
Munetaka Murakami blasted back-to-back two-run homers and went deep for the third straight game.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2022
Japan to host G7 summit in Hiroshima next May
The summit is intended to send a message of peace from Hiroshima, as Russia has dangled the threat of nuclear weapons since it invaded Ukraine in late February.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 27, 2022
Former Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama to return to NPB with Carp
The Carp are hoping Akiyama will play in the outfield and lead off following the departure of slugger Seiya Suzuki to the Chicago Cubs ahead of this season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2022
Leaders of Japan and Germany vow to work toward G7 summit in Hiroshima
The two also agreed to deepen defense cooperation between their countries and make arrangements for the launch of their defense and foreign ministers' 'two-plus-two' meeting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2022
Hiroshima and Nagasaki mayors call for nuclear abolition at treaty meet
The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called for ridding the world of nuclear weapons amid Russia's threats to use them in its war against Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2022
Survivor conveys inhumanity of atomic bomb ahead of first nuke ban meeting
'The atomic bomb is a weapon of inhumanity and of absolute evil, with which human beings cannot exist and which does not allow us to even live or die as human beings,' Sueichi Kido said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 19, 2022
Japan eyes hosting 2023 G7 Hiroshima summit in latter half of May
The decision comes against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the growing threat of Moscow using nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 14, 2022
Japan's foreign minister plans nonnuclear state talks in New York
Yoshimasa Hayashi is reportedly planning to visit the United States from late July and hold a meeting with his counterparts from a coalition of nonnuclear weapons states in New York.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2022
Kishida keen to arrange G7 leaders' meeting with A-bomb survivors
The prime minister also expressed willingness to arrange a visit by the leaders to the peace memorial museum in Hiroshima, designed to show the realities of the 1945 atomic bombing.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jun 6, 2022
Adam Walker among group of imports getting off to fast start in Japan
The Giants' brass must feel like it hit the jackpot in 2022, given that the last Yomiuri hitter to make a splash in his first season in Japan was Garrett Jones, who hit 24 home runs in 2016.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
May 30, 2022
Feeling sick or upset when breastfeeding: D-MER not uncommon among mothers
Women are advised to avoid lack of sleep, stress and too much caffeine, and to take as much time for themselves as possible.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Terunofuji, as he tends to do, returns to stamp his authority on sumo pretenders
Terunofuji (left) throws down Kirishima on Tuesday to build on his perfect record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.

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