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Chronology of Shiga Prefecture\u2019s major and interesting news headlines for May\u2013August 2016 (according to the year, month, day, and time posted at GMT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally posted on Twitter under Shiga Headlines<\/a> by Philbert Ono. Twitter posts are limited to 140 characters including spaces and links (shortened by Twitter). Dates and times below are based on GMT instead of Japan time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016\/5\/3 8:59<\/td>Beware of bears while hiking in the Suzuka mountains along the border with Mie Pref. Bears have been spotted in Taga.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/5\/6 23:30<\/td>Japan’s badminton team for the Rio Olympics will include two players from Otsu: KAZUNO Kenta (31) and HAYAKAWA Ken’ichi (30) #\u6570\u91ce\u5065\u592a #\u65e9\u5ddd\u8ce2\u4e00<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/5\/12 20:51<\/td>Biwako fishermen numbered 2,926 in 1968 and only 687 in 2013. 57% age 65 or older. Help now available to those wanting to become fishermen.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/5\/15 12:14<\/td>Topaz has been designated as Shiga’s official stone\/mineral.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/5\/15 12:25<\/td>Memorial service marking the 25th anniversary of the fatal May 14, 1991 collision of a Shigaraki Kogen & JR train was held at the crash site.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/5\/22 8:24<\/td>Monjuro Gate (photo) is 1 of 11 buildings at Enryakuji to be designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. https:\/\/t.co\/5OFh310jNh<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/5\/25 3:31<\/td>King Liu of Taiwanese bicycle maker Giant cycled along Biwako from a Giant shop at Laforet Biwako in Moriyama to promote lakeside cycling.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/5\/26 2:36<\/td>Citizens’ group found that Takashima spent \u00a5120 mil. to resolve its 7-year illegal dumping & coverup of waste having excessive dioxin. #\u898b\u5f35\u308a\u756a<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/5\/30 10:59<\/td>\u6ecb\u8cc0\u306e\u9b45\u529b\u3068\u767a\u4fe1\u65b9\u6cd5\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u4e2d\u65e5\u65b0\u805e\u306e\u6ecb\u8cc0\u7248\u306b\u770c\u5185\u5728\u4f4f\u306e7\u4eba\u306e\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u306e\u5bfe\u8ac7\u304c\u8f09\u305b\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002https:\/\/t.co\/3JXxHGYt6P<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/5\/31 15:12<\/td>Memorial service was held on the 1st anniversary of the fatal giant kite crash in Higashi-Omi. Still no talk about continuing the festival.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/3 12:28<\/td>Due to excessive lead levels detected on May 18, incinerated waste from Ritto is being rejected by a Kobe garbage dump.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/3 12:33<\/td>Stressed by power harassment by a superior for a year, an Otsu City Hall worker in his 40s overdosed on tranquilizers & died in March 2015.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/5 3:19<\/td>Weather bureau announced that the rainy season started yesterday in Shiga (Kinki Region), three days earlier than usual.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/8 15:04<\/td>Ritto City Hall social welfare case worker Fujikuma Toshihiro (33, \u85e4\u718a\u4fca\u5b8f\u008f) arrested for exposing himself to high school girls on a Kyoto train.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/9 17:25<\/td>Age 40 Enryakuji priest verbally reprimanded for hitting and injuring three younger priests earlier this year. One victim broke his eardrum.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/12 12:37<\/td>Hikone-native sprinter Kiryu Yoshihide (20) couldn’t break the 9-sec. barrier at a college meet in Hiratsuka with 10.1 sec. in the 100 m.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/14 12:32<\/td>For the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Shiga & Otsu will be the host town for Denmark’s rowing team & Maibara will host New Zealand’s hockey team.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/15 1:11<\/td>Blog post about Biwako Nagahama Kannon House that opened in Tokyo in March. https:\/\/t.co\/bJ2XkgLu7W<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/17 14:35<\/td>Jiun-in Kannon temple in Maibara was burglarized & three Buddha statues valued at \u00a513.5 mil. were found stolen on June 16. \u6148\u96f2\u9662\u672c\u8358\u89b3\u97f3\u5802<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/20 22:57<\/td>Miyagino Stable held sumo practice in Nagahama on June 17\u201320. On the 19th, local people could see Yokozuna Hakuho & others practice.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/22 20:11<\/td>Opened in 1974, AL Plaza Otsu (Heiwado) at Otsu Station closed on June 20. To be replaced by a condo with a supermarket on the lower floors.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/25 13:17<\/td>Japan National Championships today saw Kiryu Yoshihide place 3rd in the 100 m finals (10.31 sec.), earning him a slot at the Rio Olympics.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/6\/29 7:39<\/td>My latest video shows the Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri festival, soon to be a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. https:\/\/t.co\/rMOMixEywi<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/7\/6 13:23<\/td>Over 40 Nagahama Kannon statues at University Art Museum (\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66\u7f8e\u8853\u9928), Tokyo Univ. of the Arts July 5\u2013Aug. 7, 2016. https:\/\/t.co\/rpZQ3DOs5v<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/7\/13 11:45<\/td>Hikone, Maibara, and Nagahama will have a booth at Taiwan’s largest Japan tourism expo (“Touch the Japan”) to be held July 17\u201320, 2016.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/7\/13 11:51<\/td>As of June 30, Hikone Castle received donations from visitors totaling \u00a5896,888 for Kumamoto Castle. The total has been given to Kumamoto.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/7\/13 16:05<\/td>Summer 2016 fireworks schedule in Shiga Prefecture: https:\/\/t.co\/H8HHzwmWEZ<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/7\/14 3:36<\/td>Lake Biwa Museum reopened today for their 20th anniv. after major renovations that include new exhibits like a Baikal seal from Lake Baikal.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/7\/19 1:54<\/td>Went to see the Nagahama Kannon exhibition in Tokyo that goes on until Aug. 7. https:\/\/t.co\/5zlzvknBzl<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/7\/22 10:09<\/td>The Mizunomori Lotus Pond in Kusatsu is almost extinct this year. No flowers at all. Cause is still unknown. https:\/\/t.co\/mtCMRLDBxw<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/7\/24 13:48<\/td>Shigaraki Fire Festival last night. Not crowded at all. Their kilns worship fire. Missed the 9 pm fireworks though. https:\/\/t.co\/sIuEKoHQMa<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/7\/26 0:57<\/td>In Otsu, a man (21) was playing Pokemon Go while driving & hit a car at a stop light causing a 3-car collision & neck injury to a driver.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/7\/28 8:51<\/td>Ohmi High School beat Takashima 3-0   yesterday to represent Shiga at the national high school baseball tournament at Koshien this summer.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/7\/28 14:52<\/td>Omi Jingu Shrine saw a record 402,000 visitors during Jan.\u2013June this year, thanks to the Chihayafuru movie that hit theaters in March.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/1 18:27<\/td>Let’s cheer on the Olympic athletes from Shiga Prefecture in Rio de Janeiro! Shiga athlete list here: https:\/\/t.co\/prgef7ZFTZ<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/7 14:17<\/td>Hikone Weather Bureau has issued a high-temperature warning for Shiga 8 days in a row. More hot days (35\u02daC or higher) expected. Keep cool!<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/7 15:31<\/td>OTA Yuki all but announced his retirement after losing his first fencing match in Rio against Brazilian TOLDO Guilherme.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/11 13:24<\/td>Hordes of people visited sunny Mt. Ibuki today on Aug. 11, 2016, Japan’s new national holiday called Mountain Day. https:\/\/t.co\/vPdAMZphGx<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/13 10:00<\/td>Ohmi High School lost to Joso Gakuin 0-11 in their 1st game on Aug. 9, 2016 at the Summer Koshien national high school baseball tournament.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/13 15:56<\/td>In Rio, KIRYU Yoshihide ran 100 m in 10.23 sec. which was not enough to advance to the semifinals like Cambridge and Yamagata.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/15 8:05<\/td>Maibara rice paddy art of Yokosuka mascot Sucurry by Taura Jr. High students who visited from Yokosuka, Kanagawa. https:\/\/t.co\/rEjp5b3fPG<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/16 19:18<\/td>Omi-Hachiman native INUI Yukiko & partner MITSUI Risako won the Bronze medal in Duet synchronized swimming in Rio! https:\/\/t.co\/8lftbirLrs<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/19 17:18<\/td>Team Captain INUI Yukiko (from Omi-Hachiman) & her team won the Bronze in Team synchronized swimming in Rio! https:\/\/t.co\/thV09Mf6uz<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/20 2:30<\/td>Hikone native KIRYU Yoshihide & his 3 track mates won the Silver in the Men’s 400m relay race in 37.60 sec. in Rio! https:\/\/t.co\/o1WbyNvAlb<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/25 14:01<\/td>New edition of Japan Post’s die-cut postcards (gotochi form card) are out. Shiga’s latest one is red devil’s tongue.
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2016\/8\/26 1:09<\/td>Only 8.9% of CEOs in Shiga are female, lower than the 11.9% national average. That’s 1,991 women out of 22,479 Shiga companies as of 2015.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/26 1:13<\/td>Due to a lack of rain, Lake Biwa’s water level is 43 cm below the standard level, the lowest in Aug. in 8 years. No adverse effects yet.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/28 2:58<\/td>Age 21 teacher’s assistant (\u7c54\u4e2d\u535a\u6587) from Nagahama arrested for putting a video camera inside a girls’ restroom at a Kusatsu public high school<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/29 10:45<\/td>Nagahama City Hall received a 12 pm bomb threat again by phone this morning. Everyone evacuated by 11:30 am and returned safely at 12:30 pm.<\/td><\/tr>
2016\/8\/31 12:18<\/td>A group in Nagahama is soliciting donations to build a monument for “Biwako Shuko no Uta” (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) at Hokoen Park next June.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Shiga History Jan.\u2013April 2016<\/a> |\u00a0Chronological History of Shiga<\/a>\u00a0| Shiga History Sept\u2013Dec. 2016<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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