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Rapha Rides For Tohoku in Hiroshima

48 riders on light as a feather carbon racers, downhill MTBs, foldies and mama-chari shopping bikes took part in Hiroshima's Rapha Ride For Tohoku on the island of Etajima in Hiroshima on Sunday, March 27. With Rapha cycling gear company matching all the riders' donations to the Japan Red Cross the ride raised well over ¥100,000 for those affected by the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Music: Keito vs Neoteric - Bicycle Day Keitos Viral Remix kindly offered under a Creative Commons ...

Sleepyeye Bar

Video from the 2nd Sleepyeye Bar at Mugen May 14 in Hiroshima, Japan featuring Shimomura, windcheater, SKM, Sleepyeye and Kohki.

Goma da didgeridoo at Festa de Rama 2008

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Maids singing about Hiroshima Okonomiyaki

Maids singing about Hiroshima Okonomiyaki at the Yokogawa Fushigi Festival.

Skream + Benga

Skream and Benga brought a heavy bag of dubstep to Hiroshima on February 15, 2009.

Hiroshima's new baseball stadium lights up

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Hiroshima stations prepare for influx of basebal...

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First casualty of Mazda'sreduced production due ...

Transcript in EnglishThe first company has gone bust as a result of reduced production at Mazda. Laden with 5 billion yen in debts, subcontracted parts manufacturer Takiguchi in Kure is filing for bankruptcy.The company which is based in Naishiro in Kure was having its profits squeezed by the low prices the parts it produced were getting, but it was reduced orders as a result of the drastic reduction in production by Mazda, which killed hopes of recovery, that sealed its fate. The company will...

Japanese classes for unemployed foreign workers ...

Transcript in English In Kaita, where large numbers of it's many non-Japanese residents are losing their jobs has set up Japanese classes for south american nikkei residents overcome language barriers. The Kaita International Exchange Association set up classes at Kaita Higashi Community Center on short notice in response rising unemployment among foreign workers. The second class was held on January 28.Students listened as volunteer teachers explain the use polite verb endings, the past tense...

Hiroshima Mayor Akiba answers criticism of baseb...