New Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony access and protest restrictions
Hiroshima City government have announced new restrictions on protests around the A-bomb Dome during the annual Peace Memorial Ceremony.
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Hiroshima hotel tax proposal revived
With tourism well and truly back, Hiroshima Governor has revived talk of a hotel tax.
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Miyajima ferry runs aground in front of great shrine gate
The spring tourist season is well underway and with a cruise ship calling at Ujina today, Hiroshima was filled with
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Knife Attack at Hiroshima A-bomb Dome
An 81-year-old man visiting Hiroshima from outside the prefecture was attacked by a man with a knife in front of
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Convenience store knife attack in Asaminami
A 76-year-old man was arrested in Nagatsuka in Asaminami yesterday afternoon after attacking two people with a knife in a convenience store.
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Tulip Needles, maker of one of Hiroshima’s most surprising exports
A kamikaze pilot, saved by a stroke of fate, returns to Hiroshima and revives a legacy of samurai industry that continues to endure today.
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“Murder hornet” strikes in Hiroshima Peace Museum
It was announced yesterday that a child visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum was stung by a susume-bachi hornet.
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Koyudo, brighter than the sun
In a town which has a history of brushmaking that goes back over 150 years, Kyoyudo is a relative newcomer. Its founder, Fujimori Uematsu made his ambitions clear in choosing the Chinese characters for the name of the company he set up in 1978, which mean “brighter than the sun”.
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Rekiseisha: A shining example of entrepreneurial spirit
From its samurai beginnings to the modern day, the story of Rekiseisha – producer of gilded hand-laid gold and metal
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Naoya Takayama and the everyday luxury of Japanese lacquer
Naoya Takayama, 4th generation head of a company that has been selling Buddhist altars for over 100 years, has been
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