Lukewarm response to general PCR testing trial in Hiroshima City
Only just over half of available PCR tests taken up by residents in designated parts of Hiroshima city’s Naka-ku ward in COVID-19 general testing trial.
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Hiroshima trials general PCR testing for 6,000
Hiroshima trials general PCR testing for 6,000 peiople who live and work in certain parts of the city this week.
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Hiroshima COVID-19 first phase priority groups announced
A total of 1,190,000 Hiroshima Prefecture residents will be included in the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations reports Chugoku Shimbun.
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Emergency measures extended as number of COVID-19 cases drop
Daily COVID-19 cases have dropped steeply in recent days, but authorities are asking for cooperation with continued virus prevention measures.
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Hiroshima Flower Festival To be Held, But Not As We Know It
It was announced January 27 that the 2021 Hiroshima Flower Festival will go ahead, albeit in a very different form than we are used to, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hiroshima City COVID-19 Vaccination Plan First Look
Chugoku Shimbun reports that the Hiroshima City government is making preparations for the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine this spring.
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Hiroshima extends and expands COVID-19 emergency measures
[January 15, 2021]
Yesterday, Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki announced that current business restrictions and emergency measures to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Hiroshima are to be be extended and expanded.
So we banned nuclear weapons. What’s next?
Hiroshima welcomes the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entry into force, even as the Japanese government continues to boycott it.
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Hiroshima’s new power plant that nobody’s heard of
Will a new biomass power plant being built east of Hiroshima city live up to its clean image when it opens in March 2021?
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Hiroshima A-bomb Dome preservation work
Hiroshima’s iconic A-bomb Dome is undergoing preservation work and will be under scaffolding until the end of March, 2021.
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Mazda Stadium capacity extended after Hiroshima Covid-19 alert level lowered
Maximum attendance at Hiroshima Carp games to be raised from 5,000 to 16,500 after Covid-19 restrictions eased.
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Drive-through PCR Tests Coming to Iwakuni
A drive-through PCR testing center is coming to Iwakuni from September 10, at a former waste processing plant.
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Iwakuni gang shooting arrest
A man is in custody connected with the shooting of a gang leader in Iwakuni on the night of Sunday, August 15.
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Gang leader shot in Iwakuni
A 52 year old leader of a designated organized crime group affiliated with with the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi was shot in Iwakuni last night.
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July 29 Covid-19 update
July 29, 2020 36 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Hiroshima Prefecture and a further 10 in other
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11 new cases of Covid-19 announced in Chugoku region, July 27
Yesterday, July 27, 6 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 were announced in Hiroshima Prefecture, 3 in Okayama Prefecture and 1 in both Yamaguchi and Shimane Prefectures.
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Almost 60 new cases of Covid-19 across region over holiday weekend
The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 continued to climb over the 4 day holiday weekend.
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Covid-19: School and college cases in Hiroshima City
July 22, 2020 7 more cases of Covid-19 were announced in Hiroshima Prefecture yesterday, July 21. 4 in Hiroshima City,
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Kintai Bridge biker arrested
An Iwakuni man in his 40s has been arrested for violation of cultural property protection law after riding his motorbike over Iwakuni’s iconic Kintai Bridge.
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Covid-19, 4 new cases in Hiroshima Pref, 2 in Okayama Pref
4 new cases of Covid-19 were announced in Hiroshima Prefecture and 2 in Okayama Prefecture on July 20
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Covid-19 cases pass 200 in Hiroshima Pref, Okayama cluster, YouTuber cases in Yamaguchi
Total cases of Covid-19 in Hiroshima Pref passes 200. Okayama nightlife cluster. YouTuber spreads virus in Yamaguchi. New cases in Fukuyama and Kurashiki.
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Banned YouTuber angers Yamaguchi for spreading Covid-19
Banned Japanese YouTube “prankster” has angered Yamaguchi locals for bringing and spreading Covid-19 on a tour of the prefecture.
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Rogue biker marks iconic Kintai Bridge
Local news has been reporting an act of vandalism on a motorbike which left tire marks on 322 of the 522 slats that cover Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni.
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Fukuyama nightlife cluster, new Covid-19 cases in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Okayama
Two new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Hiroshima City July 16. A nightlife cluster grows in Fukuyama City. New cases in Okayama and Yamaguchi prefectures.
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Covid-19: 21 new cases in Hiroshima, Iwakuni & Chugoku Region in 2 days
July 15, 2020 21 new cases of Covid-19 have been announced in the Chugoku Region over July 14 and 15.
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4 new Covid-19 cases in Hiroshima City, 1 in Tottori Pref
July 13, 2020 4 new cases of Covid-19 in Hiroshima City have been announced since we published our last update
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7 new Covid-19 cases in Hiroshima City, Tokyo connections predominate
8 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been announced in Hiroshima City over the past few days.
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Hiroshima prison inmate tests positive for Covid-19, new case in Hatsukaichi
July 8, 2020 Hiroshima Prison inmate tests positive for Covid-19 Hiroshima City announced July 7 that an inmate at the
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New Covid-19 case in Hiroshima, more cases in Okayama and Tottori
Hiroshima Prefecture’s first new confirmed case of Covid-19 for 58 days was announced yesterday, July 1. The patient is Hiroshima Prefecture’s 168 confirmed case.
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Governors urge continued caution as Covid-19 travel restrictions lifted
Cross-prefectural travel restrictions for residents of Japan were lifted today across the nation, but local governments still urge caution.
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