Shiga’s largest summer fireworks display called Biwako Dai-Hanabi Taikai (びわ湖大花火大会) will be held again along the shore of Lake Biwa in Otsu. The…
It’s summer again and before people flock to the beaches, Shiga Prefecture in May conducted water-quality tests at nine of Shiga’s most popular…
Although the swine flu scare/panic has largely passed, be aware the bug is still out there. On July 13, 2009, ten new cases…
禁煙 The Otsu City Council passed a bill on March 18, 2009 to ban smoking in and around all major train stations in…
On June 30, 2009, the 2008 incomes and assets of National Diet members, prefectural governors, and prefectural assembly members were made public as required…
During this rainy season, I’m staying at home to sort through the thousands of photos I took in Shiga during spring. Here are…
A highly unusual auction occurred last month when Enman-in temple (圓満院) in Otsu went on the auction block held by the Otsu District…
On May 27, 2009, the swine flu was found to hit a third person in Shiga, a 36-year-old male company worker who works…