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HIROSHIMA

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 11, 2015
Lions' Mejia delivers walk-off single in ninth against Carp
Ernesto Mejia slammed a bat into the side of a batting cage before the Seibu Lions' game on Thursday. After the game, any frustration he might've been feeling melted away into elation, and a wet jersey.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2015
Lions' Akiyama delivers game-winning double against Carp
Shogo Akiyama got the best of one of the best pitchers in Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 14, 2015
Carp pitcher Johnson putting it all together in Japan
Good luck trying to describe Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kris Johnson's first few weeks in Japanese baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 12, 2015
Triumphant Giants stage seventh-inning comeback against Carp
The Yomiuri Giants beat Kenta Maeda in a close game again, and this time he helped them do it.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2015
Aisin whips defending champion Toshiba by 50 points to wrap up NBL playoff series
The Aisin SeaHorses eliminated the reigning NBL champion Toshiba Brave Thunders from the postseason with a 88-38 win in Game 2 of their best-of-three first round series at Wing Arena Kariya on Sunday.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami