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This is cool to see. Two Europeans have just started 2 weeks of training in traditional shrine-building carpentry techniques at Itsukushima Shrine on the island of Miyajima chugoku-np.co.jp/articles/-/…

A 40-year-old unemployed man turned himself in at a police box in Hiroshima yesterday, confessing to robbing a taxi driver with a pair of scissors last Sunday.

A 70-year-old taxi driver was robbed by a man with a pair of scissors last Sunday in Hiroshima. The whole incident was captured on the taxi's security camera. gethiroshima.com/news/hirosh…

Seen things like this overseas, but a first for us in Japan!

Still very much a thing. We are lucky to have @ryowanamiki here in Hiroshima who see non-Japanese renters as a market rather than a nuisance.

90% of foreign visitors say Nagasaki museum should keep exhibit on background of A-bombings | @themainichi We have always admired Nagasaki's approach and the lack of this context at the Hiroshima Museum is a significant obstacle to visitors fully engaging with the horror of the attack. mainichi.jp/english/articles…

Hiroshima Corporate Health Declaration: Number of companies making employee health a priority grows | @ChugokuShimbun Give employees who cycle or walk to work the same transport subsidy as people who drive or take public transport. Bring this in and those who control tight family budgets (who still tend to be wives and mothers) will apply the necessary pressure on commuters! chugoku-np.co.jp/articles/-/…

Hiroshima urges Israel to cease Gaza attack in peace ceremony invite | @kyodo_english "Hiroshima city government has been accused of double standards by some residents and activists after it emerged in April that while it will invite Israel, it will bar Russia and Belarus from the ceremony for a third straight year over the invasion of Ukraine." english.kyodonews.net/news/2…

A 30m tall oak tree fell at the grave site of the great samurai warrior Motonari Mōri on the ruins of Koriyama Castle in Akitakata. The tree did not strike any of the graves but smashed four 3m tall stone lanterns dating from 1802 and 1922. youtu.be/KmN0IdpdiX4

Radiohead frontman @thomyorke is bringing his career-spanning solo tour to Hiroshima this autumn🙌 gethiroshima.com/event/thom-…

Beautiful kimono for rent just a short shuffle from Hiroshima's Shukkeien Garden. Cool selfie studio too so Momiji has you covered even during rainy season👘🤳 gethiroshima.com/lifestyle/m…

We had the first super hot day of the year here in Hiroshima yesterday. Temperatures got up to 30.3℃ and it was even hotter in the inland areas of Kake in Akiota and Shobara. It's looking like today will be another hot one so take it easy out there!

Japan gov't inspects Honda, Mazda over improper vehicle certification | @themainichi "At Mazda, headquartered in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, cases of misconduct were found in its collision and engine output tests for five models, including two current ones, the Roadster RF and Mazda2, the automaker said." mainichi.jp/english/articles… #hiroshima #mazda #roadster #roadsterrf #mazda2

Hiroshima 'Seeds of Hope'arrive in the north of England. yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/e…