Hiroshima
In Hiroshima Prefecture, 81-year-old farmer Takeyuki Satokawa and his wife Masako, 77, ceased rice farming on their family paddies in 2024 due to advancing age and escalating costs. This past autumn marked their first time purchasing rice from another grower. A member of an agricultural cooperative noted that while training successors is crucial, many farmers have been too preoccupied with mere survival to do so.
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Ryutaro Hatsuki, a 25-year-old infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, has been arrested on suspicion of using etomidate, a designated drug known as the 'zombie cigarette.' Hatsuki denies the allegation, claiming he has no memory of using it. The team issued an apology and pledged full cooperation with authorities.
One year after Nihon Hidankyo's Nobel Peace Prize win, atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima continue signature campaigns urging Japan to join the nuclear ban treaty. With the average age of hibakusha exceeding 86, support for abolition groups is growing, but hopes now rest on the youth.