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 two-term (8 years) incumbent Mayor Makoto Mekata… Read more
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) by almost 10,000 votes. The 36-year-old Koshi… Read more
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 NHK TV’s year-long Taiga Drama called Go–Himetachi… Read more
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 nuclear power plants are, how vulnerable nearby… Read more
This is a summary of Shiga’s response to the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which I will continue to update. The local Shiga TV news broadcast by NHK Otsu on March… Read more
The 43 students studying Japanese at The Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) in Hikone have been ordered to return to the U.S. by March 25, 2011. The 2011 Spring… Read more
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.” The TV series will be broadcast on… Read more
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 city by merging with six towns in… Read more