Hiroshima City COVID booster shot roll out to all adults now underway
COVID-19 booster shots are now being made available to all adults in Hiroshima City 6 months after their 2nd vaccination.
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Hiroshima cherry blossoms to arrive super early… or late in 2022
Cherry blossom forecasts are all over the place this year. When can we expect to be chilling under the sakura trees in Hiroshima in 2022?
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Hiroshima is bananas about bananas
It’s official, Hiroshima loves bananas more than anywhere else in Japan. The city topped the all important banana consumption charts in 2020.
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First akiya compulsory demolition in Hiroshima City
The first compulsory demolition of a vacant house (akiya) in Hiroshima City began in Higashi-ku today.
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Hiroshima Prefecture: Omicron more likely to show symptoms, 10% asymptomatic
Hiroshima Prefecture has analyzed the symptoms of 405 COVID-19 patients who are thought to be highly likely to have contracted
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New Muji Flagship Store Coming to Hiroshima
Japan’s minimalist “no-brand quality goods” lifestyle store MUJI Ryohin is opening a huge new flagship store here in Hiroshima this spring.
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COVID cases hit new highs due to Omicron, restrictions imposed
Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefectures record numbers of COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant rapidly becomes dominant and targeting business restrictions are imposed
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Iwakuni air base confirms 80 new COVID-19 cases, Dec 29
80 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on the MCAS Iwakuni yesterday, December 29. This brings the total number of confirmed cases on the air base to 95 this since December 21.
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COVID-19 Booster Shots Roll Out Begins in Chugoku Region
The roll out of COVID-19 vaccination booster shots began in the five Chugoku region prefectures this week. In line with
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Fireworks to light up Hiroshima’s winter skies
Hiroshima is in for a pre-planned surprise on December 11 we the skies will be filled with fireworks.
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