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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 1h

When questioned, the accused told police that it might have been him, but his memory was fuzzy.

GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 1h

On October 14th, a man in a black balaclava and all black clothing attempted to hold up a convenience store with a knife in Minooki-cho, Fukuyama City, but failed as the 71-year-old clerk refused to comply. #HiroshimaCrimeReport

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 4h

Yokogawa will be dead this coming weekend, but it certainly won't be boring!
Zombie Night weekend is back🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️
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Yokogawa Zombie Night | Get Hiroshima

Throw yourself into the Halloween spirit at Yokogawa's Zombie Night festival. Zombie themed stalls, shows and a chance to get zombied-up.

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 6h

A memorial service was held in Akiota Town (where Sandankyo Gorge is located) in the north of Hiroshima Prefecture for Chinese laborers who died after being forcibly brought to the prefecture.
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Chinese Victims of Forced Labor Remembered in Hiroshima - JIJI PRESS

NEWS,JIJI PRESS,jiji.com

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 1d

On October 14th, a 75-year-old woman was arrested for violating the Firearms and Swords Possession Control Law for carrying a kitchen knife in the hallway of an apartment building in Nishi-hakushima, Naka-ku, Hiroshima. #HiroshimaCrimeReport

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 2d

On October 14th, a man in a black balaclava and all black clothing attempted to hold up a convenience store with a knife in Minooki-cho, Fukuyama City, but failed as the staff resisted. #HiroshimaCrimeReport

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 3d

A Fukuyama man was arrested for attempted murder on October 14, for driving about 1 kilometer with another man clinging to the hood of his car. The victim managed to cling on and escaped unharmed. The perpetrator claimed, "I had no intention of killing him."
www.chugoku-np.co.jp/articles/-/7...

福山でボンネットに男性を乗せたまま１キロ走る　福山東署が殺人未遂容疑で男を現行犯逮捕 | 中国新聞デジタル

福山東署は14日午後9時40分ごろ、福山市、会社員の男（20）を殺人未遂の疑いで現行犯逮捕した。...

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 3d

See the official Pop Culture Hiroshima website (Japanese) for more details and to check the bewildering list of rules regarding participation and photography
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2025年10月18日(土)・19日(日) ポップカルチャーひろしま2025（広島市）

NTTクレドホールにて、コスプレ・アニソンなどを通じて国際相互理解と文化交流をはかるイベントを開催！ ※今年はパセーラ6Fスカイパティオ、翼の広場での撮影は禁止です。ハッシュタグ → #PCH2025 イベント概要（コ ...

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 3d

Pop Culture Hiroshima kicked off yesterday, and cosplayers from around Japan and overseas took part in a parade through Hiroshima's central shopping district. The event continues today around the Pacela shopping center in Motomachi, Orizuru Tower, and other locations
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ポップカルチャーで国際交流を広島市内でイベント１８日と１９日 | 広島ニュースTSS | TSSテレビ新広島

アニソンやコスプレといった日本が世界に誇るポップカルチャーを通して、国際交流を広げようというイベントが１８日、広島市内で始まりました。

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 4d

On July 22nd, a 42-year-old man was re-arrested for breaking into a women's restroom at a drugstore in Kure, concealing a smartphone with its video recording function activated in a ceiling ventilation fan, and filming the victim's buttocks. #HiroshimaCrimeReport

GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 4d

Fireworks are back on Miyajima tonight🎇
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Itsukushima Underwater Fireworks Festival

Fireworks return to Miyajima

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 5d

RCC NEWS | Five high school students indicted after confrontation with another group of delinquents, with weapons including metal bats, crowbars, and wooden swords.
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別の非行少年グループと対立　金属バット・バール・木刀など準備し集合か　新たに高校生5人を書類送検　広島 | RCC NEWS | 広島ニュース | RCC中国放送 (1ページ)

広島県尾道市で凶器を準備して集まったとして、非行少年グループのメンバーが逮捕された事件です。警察は14日、他のメンバー5人を書類送検し、捜査を終えたと発表しました。凶器準備集合の疑いで書類送検されたの… (1ページ)

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 5d

According to police, multiple high school-aged gang members are suspected of gathering in Higashigosho-cho, Onomichi City, around 8:00 pm on June 21st, armed with metal bats, crowbars, wooden swords, and other weapons.

Both gangs have reportedly now disbanded.

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 5d

An Onomichi teenage gang member has been arrested, and prosecutions are being sought for 5 others for gathering a cache of weapons, possibly to be used in clashes with a rival from Mihara.

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 5d

The number of influenza patients in Hiroshima Prefecture has more than tripled since the previous week. This is the second-fastest outbreak in the past 10 years, and people are urged to wash their hands frequently. #HiroshimaNews
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広島県内インフルエンザが流行入り過去１０年で２番目の早さ | NHKニュース

【NHK】広島県内のインフルエンザの患者の数が前の週の３倍以上に急増し、県は１６日、インフルエンザの流行が始まったと発表しました。

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 6d

On September 22, a 24-year-old man was re-arrested at his home in Yoshijima in Hiroshima City for possession of drugs. #HiroshimaCrimeReport

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 7d

Possible murder of a Vietnamese woman in a public housing complex in Hiroshima City. A man believed to be the husband of the victim reported that his wife had collapsed at around 6:30pm tonight. The woman was found dead, bleeding from the head.
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【速報】殺人事件か女性が頭から血を流して倒れた状態で発見「妻が倒れている」と夫とみられる男性が交番に駆け込み　広島・西区 | RCC NEWS | 広島ニュース | RCC中国放送 (1ページ)

警察によりますと、15日午後6時半ごろ、広島市西区中広町で「妻が倒れている」と夫と見られる男性が交番に届け出ました。警察官らが現場に駆けつけたところ、頭付近から血を流して倒れている女性を発見したという… (1ページ)

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 7d

On September 22, two 23-year-old male members of a yakuza gang were arrested at one of the suspects' residences in Minami-kannon, in Hiroshima's Nishi-ku for possession of narcotics. #HiroshimaCrimeReport

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 7d

An 8-year-old girl was hit by a car while crossing the street in front of the main gate of Fuchu Minami Elementary School, Fuchu Town, on her way home from school yesterday at around 4:35 pm. The girl was taken unconscious to a Hiroshima City hospital and is reported to be in critical condition.

【事故】8歳女児がはねられ意識不明の重体　府中南小学校正門前の横断歩道 | 中国新聞デジタル

14日午後4時35分ごろ、広島県府中町柳ケ丘の府中南小の正門前の町道で、横断歩道を歩いて渡っていた下校中の同小3年の女児（8）が乗用車にはねられた。女児は意識不明の重体で広島市内の病院に搬送されたと...

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 8d

On October 9th, a 26-year-old man was arrested for assault at the AEON Mall Fuchu for hitting a victim multiple times in the head inside a car parked in the parking lot. #HiroshimaCrimeReport

GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 8d

A family-run woodcraft company's blend of artistic sensibility, uncompromising craftsmanship, and respect for natural materials is gaining favor in France and beyond.
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Rings of Time: From the Hills of Hiroshima to the Walls of Paris

From Hiroshima’s woodcraft traditions to artistic acclaim in Paris, discover Hiromei’s journey of innovation, artistry, and family legacy.

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 8d

One year after Hidankyo's Nobel Prize, student remains true to the cause #HiroshimaNews www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...

One year after Hidankyo's Nobel Prize, student remains true to the cause

Natsuki Kai's great-grandparents were among those exposed to the U.S. atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 9d

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自宅に親子３人の遺体…死亡の息子殺人容疑で書類送検　東広島市

東広島市の住宅で親子３人の遺体が見つかった事件で、警察は死亡した当時３２歳の息子を殺人の容疑で書類送検しました。１月、東広島市八本松南の住宅でこの家に暮らす両親と息子の３人が遺体で見つかりました。両親はそれぞれ１階と２階のベッドにあおむけで。

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 9d

Police have concluded that a mother and father found dead at their home in Hachihonmatsu-minami (Higashihiroshima) in January were strangled by their 32-year-old son, who was found hanged in his room. #HiroshimaCrimeReport

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GetHiroshima @gethiroshima.bsky.social · 9d

Hiroshima City's Naka Ward also "enjoyed" the latest day of midsummer heat in recorded history, with temperatures reaching 32.6ºC. Seven other Hiroshima locations also recorded the record October temperatures. news.ntv.co.jp/n/htv/catego...

広島市中区で32.6度観測史上最も遅い真夏日を記録　（2025年10月12日掲載）｜広テレ！NEWS NNN

12日の県内は気温が上がり、30度を超えた地点もありました。広島市中区では観測史上、最も遅い真夏日を記録しています。

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