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A 70-year-old woman has been rescued from a toilet in which she had been waiting for help for three days, Hiroshima police said Friday. (Japan Today)

Police on Tuesday arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of stabbing to death his two teenage children at their home in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture. (Japan Today)

Work started Monday to assess the earthquake resistance of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima to confirm whether there is a need to reinforce the structure, part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. (Japan Times)

Mazda Motor Corp., which relies on exports more than any other Japanese carmaker, said Thursday that Takashi Yamanouchi will step down as president next month to make way for younger managers now that it has returned to profitability. (Japan Times)

MRI International Inc. frequently entertained its customers with drinks and dinners at luxury hotels in an apparent effort to maintain their trust even after their dividend payments became irregular or stopped, it has been learned. (Yomiuri)

A Japanese teenager has equalled the world junior 100m record, running 10.01sec at a meeting in Hiroshima, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Monday. (indiatimes.com)

A popular air show has cancelled plans to stage a re-enactment of the devastating World War II atomic bomb attack on Japan after protests, officials said Thursday. (The Star)

As a small boy, Teruaki Kawai watched wide-eyed as American DC-3s took off and landed at a small airport across an inlet from his home on the Hiroshima coast. (New York Times)

Another Japanese court on Tuesday ruled the outcome of last December's general election unconstitutional and invalid in a constituency, citing a significant disparity in the weight of votes. (Kyodo)

The Hiroshima High Court ruled Monday that the results of last December's general election in Hiroshima's No. 1 and 2 districts were invalid due to significant disparities in the weight of votes. (Kyodo)

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum has decided to remove from display its life-sized plastic replicas of survivors just after the atomic bombing of the city. (Yomiuri)

Japanese police arrested a Chinese man Thursday afternoon for killing two people and injuring six others in a knife and shovel attack at a seafood processing company in Etajima in the western prefecture of Hiroshima. (Jiji Press)

The U.S. military spent Sunday and Monday showing off its controversial Osprey aircraft, which is set to begin its first air operations on the Japanese mainland this week. (stripes.com)

A man in his 60s in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki died in autumn 2005 after developing severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or SFTS, due to the infection with a tick-borne virus, the health ministry said Tuesday. (Jiji Press)

Police said Monday they have arrested a 65-year-old man over the murder of his neighbor in Hiroshima in 2007. (Japan Today)

A 4-year-old boy survived a fall from the window of the 12th-floor apartment where he lived in Hiroshima on Tuesday. (Japan Today)

A man died in Hiroshima Prefecture last summer after being infected with a tick-borne virus, becoming the fourth known victim of the viral infection in the country, the health ministry said Tuesday. (Yomiuri)

A documentary about a Japanese photojournalist who shed light on the plight of atomic bomb victims and the oppressed during his nearly seven-decade career, has won three accolades in cinema. (Asahi)

A research institute in Hiroshima Prefecture has developed a method to keep oysters fresh for nearly a month, a discovery expected to boost sales of Hiroshima oysters in the Tokyo metropolitan area. (Yomiuri)

Police in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, have received a series of reports of animals being dismembered and left in public places. (Japan Today)

Although a little bit later than expected, Mazda and Fiat have signed a final agreement that will bring a next-generation MX-5 Miata to the Japanese automaker and a new roadster to Alfa Romeo. (autoblog.com)

A 17-year-old boy turned himself in to Hiroshima police on Wednesday morning, saying that he murdered his grandparents. (Japan Today)

curator at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum said on Wednesday that the black-and-white picture was found among articles related to the nuclear bombing of the city during the World War II, which were owned by Hiroshima's Honkawa Elementary School, AFP reported. (presstv.ir)

Keiji Nakazawa, author of "Hadashi no Gen" ("Barefoot Gen"), an iconic comic about the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing, has died of lung cancer at a hospital in the city, sources said Tuesday. He was 73. (Japan Times)

Police said Tuesday that 10 million yen in cash was found Monday night in a garbage disposal facility in Hiroshima. (Japan Today)