{"id":4938,"date":"2017-05-01T05:01:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T20:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/?p=4938"},"modified":"2020-02-11T12:03:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T03:03:21","slug":"shiga-history-january-april-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/shiga-history-january-april-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiga History January\u2013April 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chronology of Shiga Prefecture\u2019s major and interesting news headlines for January\u2013April 2017 (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\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
2017\/1\/3 2:16<\/td>\nHappy 2017! It’s a warm New Year’s, hardly any snow on Mt. Ibuki. Wishing you a healthy and good 2017.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/6 10:05<\/td>\nHikone’s mascot Hiko-nyan received 11,796 New Year’s nenga postcards this new year as of Jan. 6, 2017. About 300 more than last year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/6 10:20<\/td>\nIn Shiga, 7,855 men and 7,200 women (born April 2, 1996\u2013April 1, 1997) will mark their Coming-of-Age on Jan. 9. 440 more than last year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/6 11:53<\/td>\n2017 NHK Taiga Drama “Onna Joshu Naotora” (#<\/s>\u304a\u3093\u306a\u57ce\u4e3b\u76f4\u864e) from Jan. 8 will be about Ii Naotora, Hikone Castle Lord Ii Naomasa’s adoptive mother.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/9 8:27<\/td>\nKyoto University Rowing Club’s official 2017 calendar includes “Lake Biwa Rowing Song” English lyrics for the 1st time. https:\/\/t.co\/gs1pnsLbpe<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/14 3:57<\/td>\nHip-hop PR video for Hikone Castle’s 410th anniversary (Mar. 18\u2013Dec. 10, 2017) going viral (in Japanese only). https:\/\/t.co\/sIm341BZsF<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/15 3:08<\/td>\nGood news for skiers. Snow in most of Shiga this weekend, especially northern Shiga.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/16 5:13<\/td>\nHino & Higashi-Omi are holding a Hina doll tour for foreigners on Feb. 25 for \u00a52,000. Send application by Feb. 10. https:\/\/t.co\/edXxRI893e<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/17 13:59<\/td>\nDocomo cell phone users in Otsu & parts of Kyoto are having connection problems due to the heavy snow & power outages disrupting cell towers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/17 15:24<\/td>\nFunny weekly manga about Shiga by Sakana Kouji (in Japanese only). Updated every Fri. \u6ecb\u8cc0\u306e\u9762\u767d\u3044\u6f2b\u753b by \u3055\u304b\u306a\u3053\u3046\u3058 https:\/\/t.co\/whiKwY1t6S<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/18 12:49<\/td>\nShiga Pref. Government will bar Dentsu from bidding on any PR-related contract jobs citing the overworked Dentsu employee’s suicide (\u9ad8\u6a4b\u307e\u3064\u308a).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/24 10:08<\/td>\nHeavy snow in northern Shiga continued from yesterday, delaying trains\/buses & causing traffic jams. 115 schools in Shiga were closed today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/26 4:26<\/td>\nA deliberation committee (\u7435\u7436\u6e56\u5468\u822a\u306e\u6b4c100\u5468\u5e74\u8a18\u5ff5\u4fc3\u9032\u5354\u8b70\u4f1a) met for the 1st time to plan the PR for the 100th anniv. of Biwako Shuko no Uta rowing song.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/26 13:25<\/td>\nHeavy snow has destroyed or damaged 123 greenhouses mostly in eastern Shiga, damaging 0.52 ha of crops like mizuna &amp; spinach.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/27 10:28<\/td>\nFor the second year in a row, Shiga Gakuen will represent Shiga at the 2017 Senbatsu Spring Koshien national high school baseball tournament<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/1\/31 9:21<\/td>\nMade my first Lake Biwa pearl brooch at a workshop conducted by Otsu-based Jinbo Pearls this past weekend in Shibuya, Tokyo. That was fun! \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/2\/8 18:47<\/td>\nSep. 2016: Five Ayaha H.S. #<\/s>\u7dbe\u7fbd\u9ad8\u6821 baseball players in Kusatsu shoplifted shoes at a sports shop. They received “guidance” and quit the team.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/2\/10 15:42<\/td>\nOmi-Hachiman is taking steps to eliminate or hide utility poles to beautify and protect its traditional townscapes from March 2018. #<\/s>\u7121\u96fb\u67f1\u5316<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/2\/10 15:44<\/td>\nHeavy snow is expected to continue this weekend in Shiga, especially in Hikone, Maibara, and Nagahama.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/2\/13 20:46<\/td>\nFour Keihan Railways station names will change in March 2018: Hama-Otsu, Sakamoto, Bessho, & Ojiyama. Otsu will pay \u00a515 mil. for the change.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/2\/14 15:26<\/td>\nEnryakuji’s Tendai Zasu Abbot \u68ee\u5ddd\u5b8f\u6620\u5ea7\u4e3b held a service at Kyoto’s Nishi Hongwanji for the 1st time on the 1,000th anniv. of Genshin’s death.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/2\/24 22:58<\/td>\nShiga dept stores have joined the “Premium Friday” campaign on the last Fri. of the month to cater to workers who get off work early at 3 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/4 15:47<\/td>\nShiga food\/crafts at the 29th Omi Fair in Takashimaya Dept. Store Nihonbashi Branch 8th floor in Tokyo, March 8\u201313. https:\/\/t.co\/YIy7P3xool<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/5 5:48<\/td>\nKenyan Ezekiel Kiptoo Chebii won the 72nd Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon today in 02:09:06, Sasaki Satoru #<\/s>\u4f50\u3005\u6728\u609f<\/a> was 4th at 02:10:10. #<\/s>\u3073\u308f\u6e56\u6bce\u65e5\u30de\u30e9\u30bd\u30f3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/7 2:06<\/td>\nNagahama International Friendship Association \u9577\u6d5c\u5e02\u6c11\u56fd\u969b\u4ea4\u6d41\u5354\u4f1a has started English Cafe for English conversation. Next one will be on March 12. https:\/\/t.co\/B2FS2yvNST<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/8 14:02<\/td>\nHeard interesting discussions & met people at the Japan Heritage International Forum in Tokyo, March 7. Lake Biwa is also a Japan Heritage. https:\/\/t.co\/mtWFWshACP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/11 7:38<\/td>\nHikone Castle garden Genkyuen’s pond is undergoing major repairs. Pond water has been drained. Looks very drab now. #<\/s>\u7384\u5bae\u5712\u8b77\u5cb8\u5de5\u4e8b<\/a> \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/11 7:40<\/td>\nIn front of Nagahama Station, the new shopping\/restaurant complex on the old Heiwado site should be opening soon. \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/11 7:44<\/td>\nMarch 12 is the last day of the Nagahama Bonbaiten #\u9577\u6d5c\u76c6\u6885\u5c55 plum blossom bonsai exhibition (now in peak bloom) in the Keiunkan (\u6176\u96f2\u9928). \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/11 7:58<\/td>\nActress Kaho Tsuchimura (center) #<\/s>\u571f\u6751\u82b3 was at Hikone Castle’s Tenbin Yagura on March 10 to film NHK TV morning drama series “Beppin-san.” \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/17 9:26<\/td>\nTasted Shiga’s famous Salad Roll \u30b5\u30e9\u30c0\u30d1\u30f3 for the 1st time. Basically a hot dog bun with mayonnaise and small slices of takuan pickled radish. \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/17 9:30<\/td>\n\u521d\u3081\u3066\u30b5\u30e9\u30c0\u30d1\u30f3\u3092\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u6728\u4e4b\u672c\u306e\u3064\u308b\u3084\u30d1\u30f3\u3088\u308a\uff09\u3002\u306a\u3093\u304b\u6226\u5f8c\u306e\u662d\u548c\u6642\u4ee3\u3063\u307d\u3044\u306a\u61d0\u304b\u3057\u3044\u5473\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u7d20\u6734\u306a\u4f5c\u308a\u3067\u8ab0\u3067\u3082\u540c\u3058\u3082\u3093\u304c\u4f5c\u308c\u305d\u3046\u3002\u3053\u3093\u306a\u3082\u3093\u3067\u4eba\u6c17\u30fb\u6709\u540d\u306b\u306a\u308b\u306a\u3093\u3066\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u9a5a\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u306b\u3082\u30aa\u30b9\u30b9\u30e1\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\u306f\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u5fae\u5999\u3067\u3059\u3002 https:\/\/t.co\/SrqATDPmU6<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/18 3:59<\/td>\nThe Museum of Modern Art, Shiga will close on March 31, 2017 for 3 years for major renovations. See their last exhibition before it closes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/18 4:00<\/td>\nHikone Castle’s 410th anniversary celebration started today with special exhibits inside castle buildings. Ends on Dec. 10, 2017.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/18 14:34<\/td>\nHigashiOmi police sergeant Kumita Masaya \u6c72\u7530\u660c\u4e5f (36) arrested for threatening to kill his GF over the phone when she tried to break up w\/him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/18 14:48<\/td>\nEight Nagahama policemen punished for sexual harassment of 2 policewomen in Nov. by using a pro wrestler’s hold on the women and taking pics. \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/18 14:59<\/td>\nOtsu City Hall miscalculated tax bills and national health insurance premiums & benefits totaling \u00a512.99 mil. affecting 272 Otsu citizens.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/18 15:05<\/td>\nEarlier this month, Hikone City Hall sent 27 “My Number” personal ID cards (indicating the birthdate, address, etc.) to the wrong addresses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/18 15:09<\/td>\nHiko-nyan will have a new official pose, showing him with both arms raised (banzai) and smiling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/19 9:47<\/td>\nSpouse seekers in Higashi-Omi reach out through bathhouse poetry serenading \u2013 The Mainichi \u6b4c\u57a3\u98a8\u5442 \u92ad\u6e6f\u306e\u58c1\u8d8a\u3057\u306b\u6b4c\u3092\u8a60\u307f\u5408\u3044\u300c\u5a5a\u6d3b\u300d \u008dhttps:\/\/t.co\/zzufegvvde<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/22 11:11<\/td>\nFormer Gamo-Higashi Elementary School head teacher Arikawa Tomoaki (50, \u6709\u5ddd\u667a\u7ae0) found guilty of forcing 4 women to meet him after sending candid pics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/22 11:19<\/td>\nAs of Jan. 1, 2017, Shiga’s average land prices have fallen 9 years in a row, by -0.4% over 2016. Land prices in Kusatsu & Moriyama rose.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/22 11:31<\/td>\nToray Arrows pro volleyball player Kimura Saori retired this month after a 12-year pro career including 4 Summer Olympics & a bronze medal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/22 11:39<\/td>\nShiga Gakuen beat Tokai Univ. Ichihara Boyo H.S. 6-2 in their 1st game at the Senbatsu Spring Koshien nat’l high school baseball tournament.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/22 12:33<\/td>\nItoen is selling their Koi-cha #<\/s>\u6fc3\u3044\u8336 bottled tea (525 ml) with a special “Mother Lake” sakura label until Mar. 31 for Lake Biwa donations. \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/23 13:00<\/td>\nOtsu mayor Koshi Naomi is taking a voluntary 30% pay cut next month to make amends for 7 corrupt city employees in the past 2 months.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/23 13:04<\/td>\nFrom Maibara, the “My Bara” \u7c73\u30d0\u30e9 umeshu plum cake shaped like a rose (bara) is very good. Sold at Ibuki-no-Sato Road Station \u4f0a\u5439\u306e\u91cc in Maibara. \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/24 11:14<\/td>\nAt a Heiwado in Otsu, bought up all the Itoen Koi-cha #<\/s>\u6fc3\u3044\u8336 bottled tea with the special “Mother Lake” label. It’s for a spring party… https:\/\/t.co\/PszEIdUym7<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/24 11:18<\/td>\nMonreve bakery in Moriyama is famous for Funazushi Pie, a cookie made with funazushi fermented Biwako carp. Love it! \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/24 13:08<\/td>\n\u5b88\u5c71\u99c5\u306e\u8fd1\u304f\u306b\u3042\u308b\u6d0b\u83d3\u5b50\u5e97\u30e2\u30f3\u30ec\u30fc\u30d6\u306e\u3075\u306a\u305a\u3057\u30d1\u30a4\uff0810\u679a\u5165\u308a\u00a51250\uff09\u3002\u5546\u54c1\u958b\u767a\u306b\u82e6\u52b4\u3055\u308c\u305f\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u3055\u3059\u304c\u306e\u30d2\u30c3\u30c8\u5546\u54c1\u3002\u3046\u306a\u304e\u30d1\u30a4\u3068\u9023\u60f3\u3057\u3066\u7518\u305d\u3046\u3068\u601d\u3044\u304c\u3061\u3051\u3069\u3001\u5168\u304f\u7518\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3002 \u9b92\u5bff\u53f8\u306e\u72ec\u7279\u306a\u5302\u3044\u3082\u5473\u3082\u898b\u4e8b\u306b\u53d6\u308a\u5165\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u672c\u7269\u306e\u9b92\u5bff\u53f8\u304c\u82e6\u624b\u306e\u65b9\u306b\u306f\u3053\u308c\u304c\u3044\u3044\u3002#<\/s>\u6ecb\u8cc0\u540d\u7269<\/b><\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/OtxcFvjLPn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/26 9:25<\/td>\nShiga Gakuen tied w\/Fukuoka-dai Ohori 1-1 in their 2nd game today at the Senbatsu Spring Koshien national high school baseball tournament.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/26 10:19<\/td>\nEnglish guide to Hikone Castle’s 410th anniversary (March 18 to December 10, 2017). https:\/\/t.co\/7aSlRdxzUQ<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/28 9:52<\/td>\nShiga Gakuen lost to Fukuoka-dai Ohori 3\u20135 in the tiebreaker today at the Senbatsu Spring Koshien national high school baseball tournament.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/28 17:22<\/td>\nOsaka High Court overturned Otsu District Court’s injunction against the restart of KEPCO’s No. 3 & 4 nuclear reactors at Takahama in Fukui.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/3\/30 16:58<\/td>\nHead teacher (50) at Tamao Elementary School in Higashi-Omi suspended for 6 mo. for injuring a man with a beer mug during a quarrel last Aug.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/1 15:34<\/td>\nModern Museum of Art, Shiga now closed for 3 years of major renovations & expansion to house Shiga’s art treasures &amp; works by the disabled. https:\/\/t.co\/19pvloW6TB<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/1 15:38<\/td>\n\u6ecb\u8cc0\u770c\u7acb\u8fd1\u4ee3\u7f8e\u8853\u9928\u306e3\u5e74\u9593\u306e\u4f11\u9928\u3067\u6570\u5341\u540d\u306e\u8077\u54e1\u304c\u89e3\u96c7\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u7686\u3055\u3093\u3001\u304a\u75b2\u308c\u69d8\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u518d\u5c31\u8077\u5148\u304c\u898b\u3064\u3051\u308c\u3070\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002\u9811\u5f35\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002 https:\/\/t.co\/Sc4nujdn7y<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/2 14:41<\/td>\nBye-bye Hashimoto Naoko \u6a4b\u672c\u5948\u7a42\u5b50 (Kinomoto native), today’s her last day as newscaster on NHK News 7. We’ll miss you. https:\/\/t.co\/dBddQ3RSDX<\/a> \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/3 12:46<\/td>\nOtsu City Hall today created a new dept. (\u672a\u6765\u307e\u3061\u3065\u304f\u308a\u90e8) that will work to model the city after Geneva, Switzerland. Good luck to them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/4 13:53<\/td>\nIn this building next to Nihonbashi Station, Shiga will open its new Tokyo PR center and gift shop this Oct. to boost its brand recognition. \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/5 15:12<\/td>\nOnly 38% of Shiga\u2019s non-native jr. high English teachers & 62% of high school English teachers have EIKEN Grade Pre-1 or higher. \u82f1\u691c\u6e96\uff11\u7d1a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/5 15:21<\/td>\nOnly 37.1% of Shiga’s jr. high students have attained EIKEN Grade 3 &amp; 31.5% of high school students have attained Grade 2 or higher. \u82f1\u691c\uff13\u7d1a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/5 15:30<\/td>\n\u306a\u3093\u3067\u5b66\u6821\u3067\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u306e\u5148\u751f\u304c\u82f1\u8a9e\u3092\u6559\u3048\u308b\u306e\uff1fNative\u306f\u30c0\u30e1\uff1f\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u3067\u306f\u5916\u56fd\u8a9e\u3092\u6559\u3048\u3066\u3044\u308b\u5148\u751f\u306e\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u306f\u305d\u306enative\u306e\u65b9\u3067\u3059\u3002\u79c1\u3082\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u3067\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3092\u7fd2\u3063\u305f\u6642\uff08\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821\u301c\u5927\u5b66\uff09\u3001\u5148\u751f\u306f\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3058\u3083\u306a\u3044\u3068\u3001\u6559\u3048\u308b\u8cc7\u683c\u304c\u306a\u3044\u3057\u3001\u751f\u5f92\u305f\u3061\u3082\u4fe1\u7528\u3067\u304d\u3078\u3093\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/9 20:22<\/td>\nHere’s the Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri 2017 Festival Schedule in English. Child kabuki on April 13 to 16. https:\/\/t.co\/bP8QrU33aM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/11 13:32<\/td>\nA few glass windows were found shattered by fist-size rocks at four primary & intermediate schools in Omi-Hachiman on April 11 morning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/12 5:49<\/td>\n\u6bce\u65e5\u65b0\u805e\uff08\u6ecb\u8cc0\u7248\uff09\u3001\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/17 6:06<\/td>\n\u6ecb\u8cc0\u7248\u306e\u671d\u65e5\u65b0\u805e\u3001\u6bce\u65e5\u65b0\u805e\u3001\u8aad\u58f2\u65b0\u805e\u3001\u7523\u7d4c\u65b0\u805e\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u7279\u306b\u4e2d\u65e5\u65b0\u805e\u3001\u3069\u3046\u3082\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5f53\u65e5\u306e\u71b1\u3044\u65e5\u5dee\u3057\u306e\u4e2d\u3001\u304a\u75b2\u308c\u69d8\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002 https:\/\/t.co\/Ejlkdq9XCz<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/19 12:00<\/td>\nKaizu-Osaki lakeshore road (Rt. 557) blocked by landslide. Section between Osaki-dera & Nihonmatsu is closed. Take Rt. 161 & 303 instead.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/22 4:23<\/td>\nWent on a Sakura Cruise from Imazu Port in mid-April. Got off the boat at Kaizu-Osaki Port and walked around for 30 min. Beautiful! #<\/s>\u685c\u30af\u30eb\u30fc\u30ba \"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017\/4\/22 6:46<\/td>\n5-min. video of our live performance of “Lake Biwa Rowing Song,” April 16, 2017 at Imazu Port in Takashima.