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Mass oyster die-offs in Hiroshima Pref.

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (far L) inspects an oyster bed in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2025, following reports of mass die-offs at many oyster beds in the western Japan city.

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Mass oyster die-offs in Hiroshima Pref.

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (R) is briefed from an oyster farmer in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2025, following reports of mass die-offs at many oyster beds in the western Japan city.

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Mass oyster die-offs in Hiroshima Pref.

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki (front, R) inspects oysters during a visit to an oyster farm in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2025, following reports of mass die-offs at many oyster beds in the western Japan city.

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Session to discuss S. Korean film on 'comfort women' in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Makoto Katsumura, director of the Ritsumeikan Center for Korean Studies, speaks during a meeting at Hiroshima University in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2014, to discuss a South Korean documentary film on the issue of wartime "comfort women" with involvement of the Japanese military authorities at that time.

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Brew of sake tasting event held in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chief brewers, sake producers and researchers taste new brew of sake in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 28, 2014. Bottles of sake were earlier presented in the 2014 Annual Japan Sake Awards fair.

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Shinto priest blazing trail as community activist

HIGASHIHIROSHIMA, Japan - Mitsunobu Okada, chief priest of Sugimori Shrine in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, performs a purification ceremony in front of children at the shrine on Sept. 8, 2013.

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Elpida files for bankruptcy protection

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 27, 2012, shows Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc.'s plant in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture. Elpida filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court the same day.

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Elpida Memory's Hiroshima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Elpida Memory Inc.'s plant in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The Japanese chipmaker currently undergoing rehabilitation is considering selling the mainstay plant to procure funds, sources close to the matter said Jan. 25, 2012.

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Torrential rain hits western Japan

HIGASHIHIROSHIMA, Japan - Houses are seen damaged by a landslide in Higashihiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture on July 25 following torrential rain that hit western Japan July 24 and 25.

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Japan's Taniguchi wins playoff at Woodone Open Hiroshima

HIGASHIHIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Toru Taniguchi similes with the trophy after beating Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand in a playoff to win the Woodone Open Hiroshima for his first victory of the year on July 8 on Hachihommatsu Course of Hiroshima Country Club.

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Cultured oysters in Hiroshima

Oysters are collected from the waters off Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 1, 2021, as the cultured oyster harvest started.

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Cultured oysters in Hiroshima

Oysters are collected from the waters off Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 1, 2021, as the cultured oyster harvest started.

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Japan's Taniguchi wins playoff at Woodone Open Hiroshima

HIGASHIHIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Toru Taniguchi similes with the trophy after beating Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand in a playoff to win the Woodone Open Hiroshima for his first victory of the year on July 8 on Hachihommatsu Course of Hiroshima Country Club. (Kyodo)

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Police examine remains of vehicles involved in tunnel pileup

Police officers examine in the western Japan city of Higashihiroshima on March 24, 2016, the mangled remains of vehicles involved in a pileup inside a western Japan highway tunnel, in which two people were killed. The truck on the right side was driven by a 33-year-old driver arrested for negligent homicide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan prosthetics specialist bound for Brazil on 6th Paralympics stint

Photos taken in March 2016 in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, show Keiichi Tsukishiro, professor at the faculty of rehabilitation of Hiroshima International University who repairs wheelchairs and artificial limbs for athletes at Paralympic Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan prosthetics specialist bound for Brazil on 6th Paralympics stint

Photos taken in March 2016 in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, show Keiichi Tsukishiro, professor at the faculty of rehabilitation of Hiroshima International University who repairs wheelchairs and artificial limbs for athletes at Paralympic Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Japanese universities

Preparation is under way for coronavirus vaccinations at Hiroshima University on June 21, 2021, in Higashihiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan. Mass vaccinations at some Japanese universities for their students and employees began the same day.

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COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Japanese universities

Students at Hiroshima University receive COVID-19 vaccinations at a campus in Higashihiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on June 21, 2021. COVID-19 mass vaccinations at some Japanese universities for their students and employees began the same day.

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Elpida files for bankruptcy protection

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 27, 2012, shows Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc.'s plant in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture. Elpida filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court the same day. (Kyodo)

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Session to discuss S. Korean film on 'comfort women' in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Makoto Katsumura, director of the Ritsumeikan Center for Korean Studies, speaks during a meeting at Hiroshima University in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2014, to discuss a South Korean documentary film on the issue of wartime "comfort women" with involvement of the Japanese military authorities at that time. (Kyodo)

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Elpida Memory's Hiroshima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Elpida Memory Inc.'s plant in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The Japanese chipmaker currently undergoing rehabilitation is considering selling the mainstay plant to procure funds, sources close to the matter said Jan. 25, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken July 14, 2020, shows a house and a vehicle damaged by a mudslide following heavy rain in Higashihiroshima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken July 14, 2020, shows a house and a vehicle damaged by a mudslide following heavy rain in Higashihiroshima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2020, shows a house damaged by a mudslide following heavy rain in Higashihiroshima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2020, shows a house damaged by a mudslide following heavy rain in Higashihiroshima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2020, shows a house damaged by a mudslide following heavy rain in Higashihiroshima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2020, shows a house damaged by a mudslide following heavy rain in Higashihiroshima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken July 14, 2020, shows a house damaged by a mudslide following heavy rain in Higashihiroshima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken July 14, 2020, shows a house damaged by a mudslide following heavy rain in Higashihiroshima in the western Japan prefecture of Hiroshima.

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Torrential rains in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows search and rescue operations under way on July 9, 2018, in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, following torrential rains that hit a wide area of western Japan.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Torrential rains in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows search and rescue operations under way on July 9, 2018, in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, following torrential rains that hit a wide area of western Japan.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Torrential rains in western Japan

A fire truck is seen after falling into a hole in a collapsed road in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 9, 2018, following torrential rains that hit a wide area of western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Torrential rain in western Japan

Rescue workers look for missing people at the site of a landslide in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 7, 2018, following torrential rain in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Torrential rains in western Japan

Residents try to clear dirt from a street in Higashihiroshima on July 8, 2018, after it was flooded following torrential rains that hit a wide area of western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo