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The Ishikawa Prefectural Police arrested Takashi Utsunomiya, 49, an unemployed man from Hiroshima, on suspicion of confining a woman in his car against her will.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 9, 2026
Man arrested after Ishikawa woman’s body found in Fukui forest
The suspect told the police that he killed the woman, 26-year-old Saya Nakada, and left her body in a mountainous area.
Shigeko Miyoshi receives the remains of her brother Toshiaki Wakamoto in the city of Hiroshima on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 4, 2026
Family receives remains of Hiroshima A-bomb victim 81 years after his death
It marks the first time Hiroshima returned the remains of an atomic bomb victim whose name had been found to be recorded incorrectly in its registry.
People ski on a slope covered with artificial snow at the Kotobiki Forest Park ski resort in the town of Iinan in Shimane Prefecture in December last year.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 2, 2026
Lack of snow a headache for ski resorts in the Chugoku region
While snowmaking machines are becoming a necessity, even artificial snow melts in high temperatures, leading to fewer days of operation per season.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2026
Hillary Clinton visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Clinton said that as many people as possible should visit the museum, according to a former governor of Hiroshima Prefecture who guided.
An event to pray for the reconstruction of the Reikado hall on Miyajima Island in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, is held Tuesday at the site of the burned facility.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2026
Crowdfunding starts for reconstruction of Kukai-linked hall
The hall Reikado hall on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture was destroyed by fire in May.
Student Yukiko Komori holds a mask depicting an <i>orochi</i>, a mythical eight-headed serpent, as she talks about <i>kagura</i> sacred dance at the Geihoku branch of Kake High School in Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 5, 2026
Hiroshima’s rural high schools attract students from across Japan
Hiroshima’s experiment is part of a broader national trend that sees small, rural high schools recruiting students from outside their prefectures.
Lopia’s store in the Hiroshima Pacela shopping complex is always crowded with shoppers as low-priced items have continued to attract customers since its opening in April.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Sep 14, 2026
Supermarket competition intensifies in Chugoku with Lopia’s advances
Local supermarket operators are responding to a low-price chain by strengthening fresh-food offerings and seeking more efficiency to keep costs down.
Hiroshima Gov. Mika Yokota (center) promotes the prefecture’s specialty oysters and sake in London on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2026
Hiroshima’s governor promotes prefecture’s oysters and sake in London
Gov. Mika Yokota expressed her desire to boost exports to Britain and deepen friendship and business relations through the culture of food.
Hiroshima police have rearrested a construction company president and a former executive for allegedly referring a rejected job applicant to a criminal group that planned to send him overseas to work in fraud.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2026
Two arrested for allegedly referring man to criminal group for work
The president of a construction company and a former executive are accused of referring a rejected job applicant to an anonymous criminal group.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that the purchase of Nippon Steel&#039;s former Setouchi Works site in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, will enable the Defense Ministry “to move forward concretely with initiatives such as attracting private-sector companies.”
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2026
Japan inks deal to acquire former Nippon Steel site for ‘integrated defense hub’
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the project is of “critical importance to 今日吃瓜 national security.”
Misaki Katayama, a University of Tokyo graduate student, conducts peace education workshops using the game Minecraft on July 11 in Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2026
Minecraft workshops build understanding of cityscapes before atomic bombings
University of Tokyo graduate student Misaki Katayama, 27, who researches peace education, has been holding the two-day workshops in Hiroshima and Nagasaki since 2023.
Members discuss the future of Nihon Hidankyo during the organization&#039;s annual general meeting in Tokyo in June.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 18, 2026
Aging of hibakusha puts Nihon Hidankyo at crossroads
The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations plans to decide by next summer whether to dissolve or continue its activities.
Akari Kanbe, the chief priest of Ono Hachiman Shrine in Jinsekikogen, Hiroshima Prefecture, cleans the shrine’s hall of worship.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 17, 2026
Shrinking Hiroshima community keeps ties alive with festivals and newsletters
For residents in the district of Ono in the highlands of Jinsekikogen, festivals and newsletters give those who have left a reason to come back, if only for a visit.
Nihon Hidankyo co-chair Terumi Tanaka (second from right) and other officials hold a news conference in Nagasaki on Monday, marking the 70th anniversary of the group&#039;s founding.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Nihon Hidankyo renews call for world without nuclear weapons
The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, held a news conference in Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the group’s establishment.
Chiyoko Iwanaga (right), a survivor of the atomic bombing, and others hold a news conference after meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Nagasaki on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2026
Prime Minister Takaichi urged to recognize more hibakusha
Some people who were exposed to radiation from the bomb have not been officially recognized as hibakusha because they were outside locations designated as being in the blast zone.
Minoru Hasebe poses for a photo while wearing a Carp hat in his backyard in Hiroshima.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2026
Former Carp catcher wishes for peace 81 years after atomic bomb
During Hasebe’s seven years as catcher, he saw his team grow amid struggles and felt the enthusiasm of Hiroshima residents for reviving the city.
Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, lays flowers at a cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2026
Prince Hisahito offers flowers for Hiroshima A-bomb victims
This is the first time the prince has undertaken official duties outside Tokyo without being accompanied by other members of the Imperial Family.
Attendees pray for the victims of the atomic bombings during a ceremony at Nagasaki&#039;s Peace Park on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2026
Nagasaki 81 years on: Learn what hibakusha know
The danger is that, as the generation that lived through the tragedies of World War II passes, it takes with it the firsthand experience of that war.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and other dignitaries observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 7, 2026
Japan and the world should not fear a real nuclear debate
Thinking about nuclear weapons is changing, a reflection, among other things, of the changing circumstances of regional security architectures.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with Hiroshi Harada, head of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Survivors Organizations, on Thursday in Hiroshima.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2026
Hibakusha groups urge government to support a nuclear arms ban treaty
Hibakusha group officials said?the government has not actively engaged in peace diplomacy or shown enthusiasm about eliminating nuclear weapons.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo&#039;s Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo&#039;s Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers&#039; summit at the Quai d&#039;Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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