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Japan: M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Shimane Prefecture, No Tsunami Threat

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck western Japan on Tuesday, January 6, at 10:18 a.m. local time, with its epicenter located in eastern Shimane Prefecture. Authorities state there is no threat of a tsunami resulting from this quake.

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Japan: Hiroshima Pauses for Moment of Silence on 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing

Hiroshima marked 80 years on Wednesday, August 6, since the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city, holding its annual ceremony at Peace Memorial Park. At 8:15 a.m., the exact time of the bombing, bells and sirens rang out in tribute to the victims, followed by a minute of silence to pray for lasting peace.

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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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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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Mazda partially resumes operations at fire-hit Ujina No. 1 plant

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. partially resumes manufacturing operations on Jan. 6 at the Ujina No. 1 plant in Hiroshima for the first time since a fire at the plant on Dec. 15 crippled its paint-coating facility. Work is still in progress to repair the roof damaged by the fire.

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Mazda kicks off production of restyled Premacy minivan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The first Premacy minivan, known overseas as Mazda5, rolls off the production line at Mazda Motor Corp.'s Ujina No. 2 plant in Hiroshima on Dec. 21. Mazda said that it will sell the restyled Premacy in Japan next spring and in Europe and North America later.

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Mazda resumes operations at Hiroshima plant

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Hisakazu Imaki speaks at a ceremony May 26 marking resumption of operations at the Ujina No. 2 plant in Hiroshima as part of the automaker's plan to boost the production of passenger cars. The plant was closed in September 2001.

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Mazda to revamp truck division, close Hiroshima plant

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Lewis Booth announces in a news conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 21 a reorganization plan for its truck and van division from fiscal 2004. Under the plan, Mazda will close its Fuchu plant in Hiroshima Prefecture and shift truck production there to its Ujina plant in the prefecture, which is to be reopened after being closed down last year.

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Mazda shuts 1 of 3 Hiroshima car plants

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The last batch of cars is assembled at Mazda Motor Corp.'s Ujina No. 2 plant Sept. 14. The company shut the plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, with some 500 employees and managers attending a farewell ceremony at the end of business for the day. The closed factory had been making the popular Familia sedan at a rate of 136,000 units per year.

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Mazda kicks off production of restyled Premacy minivan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The first Premacy minivan, known overseas as Mazda5, rolls off the production line at Mazda Motor Corp.'s Ujina No. 2 plant in Hiroshima on Dec. 21. Mazda said that it will sell the restyled Premacy in Japan next spring and in Europe and North America later. (Kyodo)

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Mazda to restart painting plant 4 months after fire

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. said April 22 it will resume painting operations at a plant in Ujina, Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 27, four months after a fire suspended its operations. Photo was provided by Mazda. (Kyodo)

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Mazda partially resumes operations at fire-hit Ujina No. 1 plant

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. partially resumes manufacturing operations on Jan. 6 at the Ujina No. 1 plant in Hiroshima for the first time since a fire at the plant on Dec. 15 crippled its paint-coating facility. Work is still in progress to repair the roof damaged by the fire. (Kyodo)

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Mazda to revamp truck division, close Hiroshima plant

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Lewis Booth announces in a news conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 21 a reorganization plan for its truck and van division from fiscal 2004. Under the plan, Mazda will close its Fuchu plant in Hiroshima Prefecture and shift truck production there to its Ujina plant in the prefecture, which is to be reopened after being closed down last year. (Kyodo)

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Mazda resumes operations at Hiroshima plant

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Hisakazu Imaki speaks at a ceremony May 26 marking resumption of operations at the Ujina No. 2 plant in Hiroshima as part of the automaker's plan to boost the production of passenger cars. The plant was closed in September 2001. (Kyodo)

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Mazda shuts 1 of 3 Hiroshima car plants

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The last batch of cars is assembled at Mazda Motor Corp.'s Ujina No. 2 plant Sept. 14. The company shut the plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, with some 500 employees and managers attending a farewell ceremony at the end of business for the day. The closed factory had been making the popular Familia sedan at a rate of 136,000 units per year.