Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s news bits for January-December 2012. Compiled by Philbert Ono.Updated: April 27, 2025 Jan. 22, 2012: Naomi Koshi (越 直美) defeats…
Otsu’s mayoral election was held on January 22, 2012 with Naomi Koshi (越 直美) defeating two-term (8 years) incumbent Mayor Makoto Mekata (目片信)…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s news bits for January-December 2011. Compiled by Philbert Ono.Updated: April 27, 2025 Jan. 9, 2011: The first episode of…
Fukushima’s nuclear power plant crisis has rattled the nerves of Shiga’s residents and local governments. We are beginning to realize how vulnerable Japan’s…
This is a summary of Shiga’s response to the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which I will continue to update. The local Shiga TV…
The 43 students studying Japanese at The Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) in Hikone have been ordered to return to the U.S.…
This is to help you better understand the historical background of Go–Himetachi no Sengoku (江〜姫たちの戦国〜) which I translate as “Go–Noble Ladies of Feudal Japan.”…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s news bits for January-December 2010. Compiled by Philbert Ono.Updated: April 27, 2025 Jan. 1, 2010: Nagahama becomes a new…