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Illustration - Hiroshima - Japan

HIROSHIMA . JAPAN . SCHOOL GIRLS AT THE TRAIN STATION Photo by Serge Attal/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Signboard at Hiroshima Station

Signboard and logo of Hiroshima Station.=June 4,2025,Hiroshima

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Police officer writing out victim certificates

Tokuo Fujita, then 28, a police officer from the Ujina Police Station, surrounded by victims, is writing out victim certificates for survivors in front of the Hiroshima District Monopoly Bureau, located on the east side of Miyuki Bridge. The desk was placed on the south side of the "Minami-machi 3-chome" streetcar stop (now called "Minami-machi 6-chome"). Mr. Fujita, who had just finished working the night shift, experienced the atomic bombing at the police station about 4.7 kilometers from the hypocenter. His forehead was cut by broken window glass, but he rushed to the police box on the west side of Miyuki Bridge and helped injured citizens and students. (Distance from hypocenter 2400 meters.) Photo: Yoshito Matsushige, Collection: Photo Archives of Japan, Ownership: Chugoku Shimbun, **Editorial use only, commercial use not possible**,Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Central part of the city reduced to ashes as seen from Kyobashi Bridge

The central part of the city reduced to ashes as seen from Kyobashi Bridge (1.4 kilometers northeast of the hypocenter) on the southwest side of the Hiroshima Station. The building with a tower on the far left is the head office of the Chugoku Shimbun, on its right is Fukuya Department Store, and the structure behind the tree in the center right is Hiroshima Central Broadcasting. Three photographs taken from the railings of Kyobashi Bridge over the Kyobashi River were stitched together for this picture. (Distance from hypocenter 1400 meters.) Photo taken in November 1945, by Yoshito Matsushige, Chugoku Shimbun. **Editorial use only, Commercial use not possible**, Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Devastation at the west end of Miyuki Bridge (Panoramic view)

At the west end of Miyuki Bridge, 2.2 kilometers southeast of the hypocenter. A police officer from the Ujina Police Station had begun to administer first aid by applying oil stored in the station to the wounds of the injured men and women of all ages who had taken refuge there. Men and women collapsed or squatting, a woman holding a baby, female students receiving first aid, and a police officer are captured in the photo. The railings on the lower river side (left side) of the bridge had been blown into the river. The building on the left is the Senda-machi Police Box of the Ujina Police Station, and the building in the back is Hiroshima Technical Institute. Miyuki Bridge, connecting Senda-machi and Minami-machi, is one of the major bridges in Hiroshima City, on which streetcars also run. (Distance from hypocenter 2200 meters.) Photo: Yoshito Matsushige, Collection: Photo Archives of Japan, Ownership: Chugoku Shimbun, **Editorial use only, commercial use not possible**,Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Devastation at the west end of Miyuki Bridge (Close-up)

People suffering burns received dabs of transformer oil brought from the nearby Hiroshima Electric Railway. The girl in the foreground, wearing a sailorstyle uniform with a triangular collar, and the girl to her left were second-year students at Hiroshima Girls' Commercial School (then 13 years old) who experienced the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Postal Savings Bureau in Senda-machi 1-chome, where they were mobilized to work, but survived. The boy second to the right of the police officer from the Ujina Police Station was a first-year student at Hiroshima Municipal Junior High School (then 12 years old) who experienced the atomic bombing in Koami-cho (now part of Naka Ward), where he was helping to demolish buildings to create fire lanes. It is believed he was on his way to his home in Danbarasuehiro-cho (now Danbara in Minami Ward), where he lived with his parents. He went missing and his remains were never found. (Distance from hypocenter 2200 meters.) Photo: Yoshito Matsushige, Collection: Photo Archives of Japan, Ownership: Chugoku Shimbun, **Editorial use only, commercial use not possible**,Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Collapsed Minami Branch of Nishi Fire Station

The view from the destroyed window of the home-cum-barbershop looking east. The Minami Branch of the Nishi Fire Station, a two-story wooden structure, collapsed in the blast and was reduced to rubble. A man in a national defense uniform walks toward Miyuki Bridge along the street on which ran the Ujina Line streetcars. (Distance from hypocenter 2800 meters.) Photo: Yoshito Matsushige, Collection: Photo Archives of Japan, Ownership: Chugoku Shimbun, **Editorial use only, commercial use not possible**,Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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U.S. first lady Jill Biden in Japan

U.S. first lady Jill Biden waves at the audience of a graduation ceremony of M.C. Perry High School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 21, 2023, as she is accompanying President Joe Biden for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in the neighboring Hiroshima Prefecture.

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U.S. first lady Jill Biden in Japan

U.S. first lady Jill Biden speaks at a graduation ceremony of M.C. Perry High School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 21, 2023, as she is accompanying President Joe Biden for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in the neighboring Hiroshima Prefecture.

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U.S. first lady Jill Biden in Japan

U.S. first lady Jill Biden shakes hands with a member of the audience of a graduation ceremony of M.C. Perry High School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 21, 2023, as she is accompanying President Joe Biden for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in the neighboring Hiroshima Prefecture.

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Briefcase for nuclear launch codes

A U.S. military aide carries a briefcase known as the "nuclear football" containing nuclear launch codes as U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden (L) arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden (C) embarks on the Marine One helicopter at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, to head to Hiroshima for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden (C) arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Security tightens on eve of G-7 summit in Hiroshima

A police officer with a bomb sniffing dog patrols JR Hiroshima Station in Hiroshima on May 18, 2023, on the eve of the three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city.

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Tightened security on eve of G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Police officers patrol around JR Hiroshima Station in Hiroshima on May 18, 2023, on the eve of the three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city.

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Security tightens on eve of G-7 summit in Hiroshima

A police officer with a bomb sniffing dog patrols JR Hiroshima Station in Hiroshima on May 18, 2023, on the eve of the three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city.

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Tightened security on eve of G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Police officers patrol around JR Hiroshima Station in Hiroshima on May 18, 2023, on the eve of the three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city.

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Security tightens ahead of G-7 summit in Hiroshima

A police officer with bomb sniffing dog patrols around JR Hiroshima Station in downtown Hiroshima on May 18, 2023, ahead of the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city.

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Anti-terror drill ahead of Hiroshima G-7 summit

Police conduct an anti-terrorism drill on a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hiroshima Station on Feb. 16, 2023, ahead of a Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city in May.

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Anti-terror drill ahead of Hiroshima G-7 summit

Police conduct an anti-terrorism drill on a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hiroshima Station on Feb. 16, 2023, ahead of a Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city in May.

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Anti-terror drill ahead of Hiroshima G-7 summit

Hiroshima police's squad in charge of preventing terrorism using nuclear, biological and chemical weapons conduct a drill on a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hiroshima Station on Feb. 16, 2023, ahead of a Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city in May.

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Anti-terror drill ahead of Hiroshima G-7 summit

Hiroshima police's squad in charge of preventing terrorism using nuclear, biological and chemical weapons conduct a drill on a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Hiroshima Station on Feb. 16, 2023, ahead of a Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city in May.

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Bomb detection dog deployed ahead of G-7 summit

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2023, shows a bomb detection dog deployed at JR Hiroshima Station on a trial basis ahead of the Group of Seven summit in May in the western Japan city.

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Bomb detection dog deployed ahead of G-7 summit

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2023, shows a bomb detection dog deployed at JR Hiroshima Station on a trial basis ahead of the Group of Seven summit in May in the western Japan city.

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Hundreds of character goods seized

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken at a police station in Hiroshima Prefecture on July 3, 2014, shows hundreds of pieces of merchandise featuring Hello Kitty and other characters, seized from the house of two sisters in their 20s arrested earlier that day for attempting to steal Hello Kitty goods from a local supermarket. The suspects had already resold some products over the Internet, the police said.

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U.S. Ospreys in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osprey military aircraft temporarily stationed at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2012.

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U.S. Ospreys in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osprey military aircraft temporarily stationed at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2012.

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Man arrested for forcing schoolgirl into bag

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Police unveil to reporters at Hiroshima Central Police Station in the city of Hiroshima on Sept. 5, 2012, a large traveling bag that a 12-year-old elementary schoolgirl was forced into by a 20-year-old man after being threatened with a knife the previous day. Tomohiro Kodama, a university sophomore in Tokyo, hailed a taxi and put the bag in the trunk, but was arrested after the taxi driver heard the girl's voice coming from the bag and asked a passerby to call the police while stopping at a red light. The girl sustained no injuries.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

MIYAKO, Japan - A women hands chocolate to passengers at Sanriku Railway Co.'s Miyako Station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2012. Confectionery shop ''Amla-an'' in Hiroshima Prefecture hosted the St. Valentine's Day event to hand some 300 chocolates to passengers and station employees to do some cheerleading for the local railway. Operations on about two-thirds of the railroad along the Pacific are still suspended as stations and rails were swept away by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Hiroshima survivor writer encourages Fukushima children

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Children books writer Masamoto Nasu shake hands with students at Nakahata Elementary School in the town of Yabuki, Fukushima Prefecture on July 12, 2011. Nasu, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, encouraged the children not to live in irrational fear of the radiation released by the nearby Fukushima Daiichi Power Station, badly damaged by explosions after an earthquake and tsunami in March.

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U.N. chief Ban arrives in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon waves as he arrives at JR Hiroshima Station on Aug. 5, 2010, to attend a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack the following day as the first chief of the international body to do so. Ban came to the western Japan city after visiting Nagasaki, the other city that suffered an atomic-bomb attack.

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1 dead as alleged ex-Mazda temp hits 11 plant workers with car

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Police officers examine a car driven by Toshiaki Hikiji at Hiroshima-Minami Police Station in Hiroshima on June 22, 2010, after Hikiji allegedly hit 11 employees at Mazda Motor Corp.'s plant in the city, killing one of them. Hikiji told police he had been fired in April by Mazda as a temporary worker.

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1 dead as alleged ex-Mazda temp hits 11 plant workers with car

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A car driven by Toshiaki Hikiji is transferred to Hiroshima-Minami Police Station in Hiroshima on June 22, 2010, after Hikiji allegedly hit 11 employees at Mazda Motor Corp.'s plant in the city, killing one of them. Hikiji told police he had been fired in April by Mazda as a temporary worker.

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Aso arrives in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is photographed at JR Hiroshima Station in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 5. The premier came to the western Japan city to attend a ceremony commemorating the 64th anniversary of the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bomb attack.

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Japan, U.S. hold joint military drill in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of Japan's 13th Ground Self-Defense Force Regiment (foreground) based in Kaita, Hiroshima Prefecture, and U.S. Marines stand at attention at an initiation ceremony for joint security drills in Yamaguchi and Hiroshima at the U.S. Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Nov. 13. The drills through Nov. 15 are part of joint Japan-U.S. military exercises that have been conducted in various areas of Japan since Nov. 5.

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Christmas trolley in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A street trolley adorned with Christmas decorations and lightings making a stop at a station in Hiroshima on Dec. 23. The trolley is driven by a reindeer mascot, and at each station Santa Claus hands out sweets to children.

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Peruvian man denies he intended to kill Hiroshima girl

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Jose Manuel Torres Yagi, a Peruvian man accused of strangling Airi Kinoshita to death and abandoning her body in Hiroshima on Nov. 22 in 2005, leaves a police station in the town of Kaita, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 15 to attend his first court hearing.

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Peruvian man tells lawyer he used fake name, date of birth

HIROSHIMA,Japan - One of lawyers for a Peruvian man who has admitted to killing a girl in Hiroshima speaks to reporters outside a Hiroshima police station on Dec. 4. The lawyer said the man told him that he used a fake name and a false date of birth to buy a forged passport. The man was quoted as saying the name he had been using, Jose Mannel Torres Yake, is fake and his real name is Jose Manuel Torres Yagi.

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Arrested man admits to killing Hiroshima girl: lawyer

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Two lawyers (far L and far R) for Jose Mannel Torres Yake, a third-generation Japanese-Peruvian in police custody for allegedly killing a 7-year-old girl in the city of Hiroshima, speaks with reporters outside a police station in Hiroshima after meeting their client on Dec. 1. They said Torres Yake has admitted to killing Airi Kinoshita.

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Livedoor's Horie arrives in Hiroshima

FUKUYAMA, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie (C) arrives at JR Fukuyama Station on Aug. 19 on his way to the Hiroshima No. 6 constituency, where he will run as an independent in the Sept. 11 general election to challenge Shizuka Kamei, one of the leading Liberal Democratic Party rebels against Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization legislation.

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U.S. Marine vessel allegedly threatened Japanese fishing boat

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Capt. Stewart Upton (R), a spokesperson at the U.S. Marine Corps Iwakuni Air Station, visits the office of a fisheries cooperative in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Jan. 14 after a U.S. Marine Corps patrol boat allegedly threatened a Japanese fishing boat on Jan. 5 in the Inland Sea off Etajima, leveling a gun at a fisherman onboard. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda quoted the U.S. military as having said the patrol boat did not point a gun at the fishing boat.

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Japan's 1st bus recreated in Hiroshima

YOKOKAWA, Japan - A recreation of the first Japanese-made bus, originally launched in 1905 in Yokokawa, Hiroshima Prefecture, is shown to the public March 28. The bus was recreated with the backing of local merchants and will be put on display at Yokokawa Station to help revitalize the local economy.