{"id":4662,"date":"2016-12-31T23:59:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T14:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/?p=4662"},"modified":"2020-02-11T12:13:29","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T03:13:29","slug":"shiga-history-september-december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/shiga-history-september-december-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiga History September\u2013December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
Inui Yukiko at the Olympic victory parade in Ginza, Tokyo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chronology of Shiga Prefecture\u2019s major and interesting news headlines for September\u2013December 2016 (according to the year, month, day, and time posted at GMT).<\/p>\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2016\/9\/1 7:28<\/td>\nBetween May 1 and Aug. 28, 2016, 582 people in Shiga were taken to a hospital due to heat exhaustion. 110 of them required hospitalization.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/1 7:31<\/td>\nDue to poor sales and increased competition, the Otsu Parco store will close at the end of Aug. 2017 and be replaced by a new owner.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/2 15:17<\/td>\nKyoto Univ. research group found relatively high concentrations of microplastics in southern Lake Biwa. How they affect fish is unknown.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/2 15:24<\/td>\nKusatsu cram school teacher Yabunaka Hirofumi (\u7c54\u4e2d\u535a\u6587) arrested for groping a high school student & shooting nude pics of underage female teen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/3 6:34<\/td>\nMugwort-flavored soft-serve ice cream (yomogi soft cream) on Mt. Ibuki is yummy! https:\/\/t.co\/L5Wj1g2XUL<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/uy1GHexvfV<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/5 16:09<\/td>\nA few members of the Shiga Kenjinkai in southern California appeared on NHK TV today singing “Hana wa Saku.”<\/p>\n

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2016\/9\/6 4:50<\/td>\nMembers of the Nanka Shiga Club (Shiga Kenjinkai) in southern California wore nice T-shirts at their summer picnic!<\/p>\n

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2016\/9\/7 14:06<\/td>\nShiga Univ. Education Dept.’s primary school teacher Yamashita Tomoyoshi (39, \u5c71\u4e0b\u90a3\u7fa9) arrested for groping a 16-year-old girl on a Kyoto train.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/7 14:07<\/td>\nVoter turnout among 18 & 19-year-olds in Shiga in the July Upper House election was only 50.57%, lower than Shiga’s overall 56.52% turnout.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/7 14:12<\/td>\nLake Biwa is plagued with the most water bloom ever recorded. Found in 12 locations for a record 32 days as of Sept. 6, 2016.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/13 16:10<\/td>\nAs of Sept. 1, 2016, Shiga had the most centenarians ever at 637 (as old as age 110), 38 more than in 2015. Only 66 of them are men.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/13 16:17<\/td>\nAs of July 2016, 24.7% of Shiga’s pop. of 1.4 million was age 65 or older. Taga had the highest percentage of 33.3%, then Takashima at 33.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/14 15:15<\/td>\nRitto native, paralympic swimmer KIMURA Keiichi won the silver in the 50m freestyle & bronze in the 100m breaststroke in Rio!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/21 18:35<\/td>\nFor 8 years in a row, Shiga’s average land price has fallen. As of July 1, 2016, it fell by -0.4%. Higher in the south, but not in the north<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/24 23:58<\/td>\nNagahama Hikiyama Matsuri (Sanbaso dancer #\u4e09\u756a\u53df<\/a>) at Tourism Expo Japan at Tokyo Big Sight yesterday. Musicians also played. https:\/\/t.co\/jyDeMr4Y3z<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/25 9:36<\/td>\nIn Otsu yesterday, Shiga Lakestars lost their 1st basketball game in the new B.League against SeaHorses Mikawa, 78-83.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/30 22:46<\/td>\nLake Biwa Museum’s website remains offline after a 2nd DDoS attack on Sept. 24 supposedly by anti-whaling Anonymous. http:\/\/www.lbm.go.jp\/ <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/9\/30 22:54<\/td>\nRenovated Otsu Station building reopened today with a capsule hotel, tourist info center, free rental bicycles, eateries, & outdoor terrace.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/10\/1 13:42<\/td>\nShiga’s 6th graders and 3rd-year jr high students scored lower than the national average on scholastic achievement tests in April. #\u5168\u56fd\u5b66\u529b\u30c6\u30b9\u30c8<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/10\/3 11:08<\/td>\nParalympic swimmer KIMURA Keiichi from Ritto awarded Shiga’s sports honor award for winning 4 medals in Rio, his 3rd Paralympic Games.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/10\/6 15:51<\/td>\nNango Jr. High in Otsu has started English classes conducted only in English. All of Otsu’s Jr. high schools will have such classes by 2019.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/10\/7 13:34<\/td>\nShiga natives KIRYU Yoshihide (w\/IIZUKA Shota) and synchronized swimmer INUI Yukiko appeared in the Olympic parade in Ginza, Tokyo today. https:\/\/t.co\/dXnDZAd1V7<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/10\/11 8:38<\/td>\nOtsu mayor Koshi prayed today on the 5th anniversary of the bullied 13-year-old jr high school student’s suicide. https:\/\/t.co\/vyAtmguM1O<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/10\/11 8:44<\/td>\nMaibara Station’s east side now rents out bicycles. Cycle Station has 60 bicycles of various types. Rental rates start from \u00a53,500 per day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/10\/14 11:29<\/td>\nA lack of oxygen in the mud due to sedimentation of old lotus plants stunted the growth of lotus flowers at Karasuma Peninsula this summer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/10\/17 14:36<\/td>\nRemains of large Kofun-Period structures & evidence of iron-making found at Inabe ruins in Hikone. Possibly related to the Yamatai Kingdom.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/10\/17 14:47<\/td>\nShiga Prefectural Personnel Committee recommended a raise for over 18,000 pref. employees that will cost an additional \u00a51.1 billion\/year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/10\/21 14:44<\/td>\nToday’s M6.6 earthquake in Tottori also shook Shiga at M2 or M3 which caused no damage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/10\/27 6:20<\/td>\n11-year-old boy in Shiga was taken into custody by police for sending a bomb threat letter to Ohara Elementary School in Maibara on Oct. 19.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/11\/1 2:25<\/td>\nA record 20 million foreign tourists visited Japan in 2016 as of Oct. 30, and the number visiting Shiga is also increasing, but still low.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/11\/2 13:55<\/td>\n20 Shiga prefectural employees logged over 1,000 hours of overtime last fiscal year. Further measures to be taken to reduce overtime.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/11\/10 3:43<\/td>\nTrump won sister-state Michigan by 0.3%, 47.6% of the popular vote vs. 47.3% for Clinton, about 12,000 votes more out of 5 mil+ votes cast.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/11\/10 3:45<\/td>\nHidden Buddha at Eigenji displayed for the 1st time in 30 years until Nov. 27. Ishiyama-dera’s hidden Buddha also on display until Dec. 4.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/11\/22 11:12<\/td>\nA man (28) from Kora died 3 days after choking on his 5th onigiri at an onigiri eating contest held by JA Higashi Biwako in Hikone on Nov.13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/11\/24 10:32<\/td>\nEigenji temple in Higashi-Omi showing hidden Kannon for the 1st time in 30 years until Nov. 27. Serene, golden face.<\/p>\n

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2016\/11\/26 14:06<\/td>\nIshiyama-dera in Otsu showing its hidden principal object of worship, a huge seated Kannon statue for the 1st time in 33 years until Dec. 4. https:\/\/t.co\/e4SoFZs8FN<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\/12\/1 1:18<\/td>\nNagahama Hikiyama Matsuri now officially a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage along with 32 other float festivals.
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