a prefecture in the 中国 (Chūgoku) region of Japan facing the Seto Inland Sea; its capital city is also 広島 (Hiroshima)

(idiomatic) to take seriously, to believe to be true

one and only; unparalleled; matchless; without equal

Kitahiroshima (a town in Yamagata district, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan) / Kitahiroshima (a city in Ishikari, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)

victim, casualty

damage caused by rumors; specifically, reputational damage due to improper news report about an unrelated incident or resulting in economic loss

collateral damage

persecutory delusion

urban myth; urban legend

urban infrastructure (highways, water supply, sewer systems, gas supply, electricity supply, telephone cabling, transportation, etc.)