{"id":5661,"date":"2017-09-05T18:45:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T09:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/?p=5661"},"modified":"2020-02-11T11:55:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T02:55:43","slug":"shiga-history-may-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/shiga-history-may-august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiga History May\u2013August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chronology of Shiga Prefecture\u2019s major and interesting news headlines for May\u2013August 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2017-05-09 00:54:22<\/td>\nOtsu Mayor Koshi Naomi was interviewed in English by Foreign Press Center Japan in March. https:\/\/t.co\/B2gAEFGYFW<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-09 11:41:34<\/td>\nIn Moriyama this morning, Yoshimi Elementary School teacher Nakano Keiji (\u4e2d\u91ce\u5553\u6cbb, 59) arrested for DUI as he was driving erratically to work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-09 11:56:02<\/td>\nAge 22 Inoue Yuta \u4e95\u4e0a\u88d5\u592a & two age 14 boys arrested for breaking windows w\/rocks at 4 primary & junior high schools in Omi-Hachiman in April.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-11 17:27:21<\/td>\nFormer Kora Town Hall tax worker Kojima Takayasu (30) \u5c0f\u5cf6\u5d07\u9756 arrested for embezzling \u00a530 mil.+ from tax-paying residents by falsifying data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-11 17:38:02<\/td>\nFood Bank for accepting corporate food donations will be established to supply food to 63 Kodomo Shokudo kitchens for kids in rural Shiga.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-14 07:07:20<\/td>\n2nd video of our mini concert in Imazu featuring Biwako reed flute players Kikui Satoru & Kondo Yumiko. So pretty! https:\/\/t.co\/hwjhfqFGiX<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-16 21:10:00<\/td>\nShiga Lakestars’ 1st season in the new B.League’s B1 Div. ended with 21 wins & 30 losses, putting them in last place in the West Conference.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-17 11:07:36<\/td>\nKEPCO\u2019s No. 4 nuclear reactor at Takahama in Fukui was restarted today despite widespread opposition and anxiety in Shiga.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-17 11:19:14<\/td>\nAll shinkansen between Gifu-Hashima & Maibara had to stop tonight for 30 min. when someone went on the tracks at Maibara Station at 5:50 pm.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-18 11:24:53<\/td>\n98.5% of Shiga’s 2,166 high school graduates in 2017 have found employment. An increase of 0.5% over 2016 & exceeding 98% 4 years in a row.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-19 10:40:49<\/td>\nThe problem with this New York Times article is that “Shiga” is not mentioned at all. Only “near Kyoto.” https:\/\/t.co\/hJ2SDfsGwB<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-23 11:12:09<\/td>\nSince 2001, 502 non-serious traffic accidents caused by Shiga Prefectural Government employees went unpunished. This oversight now finally corrected.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-24 23:00:28<\/td>\nShiga Pref. Gov’t male worker suspended for 2 months for sexual harassment of female worker verbally, forcing lunch date, touching her chest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-24 23:01:28<\/td>\nShiga Prefectural Government managerial male worker suspended 4 months for sexual harassment of 2 female workers, touching her hip & thighs, emailing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-24 23:02:14<\/td>\nThe names, dept., and age of the two male Shiga Prefectural Government workers suspended for sexual harassment have not been disclosed as required.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-24 23:02:45<\/td>\nDespite widespread opposition and anxiety in Shiga, KEPCO\u2019s No. 3 & 4 nuclear reactors at Oi in Fukui passed safety standards for a restart.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-26 06:48:47<\/td>\nAfter 3 seasons, Shiga Lakestars head coach Toyama Koto \u9060\u5c71\u5411\u4eba will be leaving the team upon completing his contract. His replacement TBA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-26 06:50:58<\/td>\nHigashi-Omi Odako giant kite festival will not be restarted until ongoing litigation over the death & injury of spectators in 2015 ends.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-26 10:16:53<\/td>\nMoriyama city has signed a cooperative agreement with Sagawa Art Museum to offer art education & free admission to local kids & residents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-28 08:35:56<\/td>\nNagahama Royal Hotel’s kitchen suspended for 3 days from May 27 for causing norovirus food poisoning of 36 tourists from Kobe on May 20.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-29 12:10:38<\/td>\nDelicious lunch today with samurai chopsticks at Azai Sanshimai (sisters) Roadside Station in Nagahama (opened in March 2017). #\u9053\u306e\u99c5\u6d45\u4e95\u4e09\u59c9\u59b9\u306e\u90f7 \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-05-31 11:24:55<\/td>\nHuge lotus pond at Karasuma in Kusatsu decimated since summer 2016. Expert says, “Sandy soil is bad, very little chance of recovery.” Sad! \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-01 14:38:12<\/td>\nNear Nagahama Castle in Hokoen Park today, they started building the new Biwako Shuko no Uta Verse 3 song monument. First the foundation… \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-02 10:21:57<\/td>\nTaga-native and Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Takahiro Norimoto got double-digit strikeouts 7 games in a row, breaking Hideo Nomo’s record.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-04 11:00:39<\/td>\nGreat show by the Blue Impulse aerobatic team over Hikone today to celebrate the castle’s 410th anniversary. Sakura in the sky and more. \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-06 13:44:56<\/td>\nKEPCO\u2019s No. 3 nuclear reactor at Takahama in Fukui was restarted today despite widespread opposition and anxiety in Shiga.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-06 13:51:13<\/td>\n51-year-old Australian Shawn Dennis has become the Shiga Lakestars’ new head coach. Previously an assistant coach for Tochigi Brex.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-06 14:05:08<\/td>\nAge 43 male worker at JA Kita-Biwako agricultural cooperative embezzled \u00a544.77 mil. from people’s accounts for 2 years from Feb. 2015.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-13 04:56:05<\/td>\nAmerican Jesse LeFebvre, an ordained Shingon (Buzan) Buddhist priest doing the Saigoku Pilgrimage, appointed as Otsu’s Tourism Ambassador.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-16 14:30:11<\/td>\nFounded in Hikone in 1933, Takata Corporation (4 factories in Shiga) is applying for financial rehabilitation due to massive airbag recalls.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-16 14:51:38<\/td>\nOfficial warnings issued to 6 of 36 educators in Shiga who received money\/favors from textbook publishers to evaluate textbooks under review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-18 18:42:13<\/td>\nYokozuna Hakuho & Miyagino Stable are lodging in Nagahama for the Nagoya tourney. He treated local kids & fans with sumo demo & chankonabe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-27 15:45:22<\/td>\nNinja birthplaces Koka and Iga have signed an agreement to work together to attract more tourists.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-27 15:56:29<\/td>\nTakata Corporation’s bankruptcy is causing anxiety in Shiga with 4 factories & over 50 subcontractors. Sharp, Toshiba, & now Takata. So sad!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-28 08:26:29<\/td>\nTo mark the 100th anniversary of Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song), the Japan Post Office issued these stamps sold only in Shiga. https:\/\/t.co\/b8vnhQ8qRz<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-28 08:33:00<\/td>\nThe annual Biwako Shuko no Uta choir contest held in Imazu on June 25 was extra special this year with singer Kato Tokiko also appearing. \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-28 08:35:21<\/td>\nAfter the choir contest, 120 rowers sang in front of the song monument at Imazu Port including singer Kato Tokiko & former Gov. Kada Yukiko. \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-28 08:41:29<\/td>\nAlso on June 25, a new song monument (Verse 3) was unveiled near Nagahama Castle with Kato Tokiko attending. It’s a glass bench. \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-28 08:43:19<\/td>\nOn June 24\u201327, 120 rowers took turns rowing around Lake Biwa on 3 boats. They sang at each song monument along the way. Here’s Mt. Ibuki. https:\/\/t.co\/mwgX6mCiWS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-28 08:56:40<\/td>\n\u306a\u305e\u308a\u5468\u822a\u306e\u6700\u5f8c\u306b\u5927\u6d25\u5e02\u306e\u8d8a\u5e02\u9577\u3082\u3088\u304f\u8ff0\u3079\u305f\uff1a\u300c\u5468\u822a\u306e\u6b4c\u304c\u4e16\u754c\u306b\u3082\u5e83\u304c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u671f\u5f85\u3059\u308b\u300d\uff08\u6bce\u65e5\u65b0\u805e6\u670828\u65e5\u306e\u6ecb\u8cc0\u7248\uff09\u3002 https:\/\/t.co\/la8viiqbRZ<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-28 09:25:16<\/td>\n\u306a\u305e\u308a\u5468\u822a\u304c\u7121\u4e8b\u306b\u7d42\u308f\u3063\u3066\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u304a\u75b2\u308c\u69d8\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306e\u4f01\u753b\u3068\u5b9f\u884c\u304c\u5927\u5909\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u7686\u3055\u3093\u304c\u3088\u304f\u9023\u643a\u30fb\u5354\u529b\u3057\u3066\u6539\u3081\u3066\u3053\u306e\u6b4c\u306e\u30d1\u30ef\u30fc\u304c\u611f\u3058\u3055\u305b\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u51c4\u3044\u306a\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6ecb\u8cc0\u3063\u3066\u3084\u308c\u3070\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3088\u3002Rowers sing at the Verse 5 monument. https:\/\/t.co\/86G7dCAUvM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-06-30 16:58:23<\/td>\nThe 1st Biwako Ongakusai concert at Biwako Hall last night ended with everyone singing Biwako Shuko no Uta for the grand finale. #\u3073\u308f\u6e56\u97f3\u697d\u796d \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-01 09:32:10<\/td>\nRT @Lefa_heart: \u3073\u308f\u6e56\u97f3\u697d\u796d\u3001\u30d5\u30a3\u30ca\u30fc\u30ec\u306e\u5199\u771f\u3067\u3059<\/p>\n

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2017-07-05 15:40:59<\/td>\nNHK\u6ecb\u8cc0\u3088\u308a\uff1a\u300c\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u3078\u60c5\u5831\u767a\u4fe1\u3059\u308b\u306e\u304c\u4e0b\u624b\u300d\u3002\u5ef6\u66a6\u5bfa\u3060\u3051\u306e\u554f\u984c\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002\u770c\u5185\u306e\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u306e\u540d\u6240\u3084\u89b3\u5149\u65bd\u8a2d\u306f\u305d\u3046\u306a\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3002\u82f1\u8a9e\u304c\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3082\u305d\u306e\u8cea\u307e\u305f\u306f\u91cf\u304c\u4f4e\u3044\u3002\u5927\u6d25\u304c\u500b\u5225\u306b\u5bfe\u7b56\u3092\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3042\u307e\u308a\u52b9\u679c\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002\u307e\u305a\u3001\u6ecb\u8cc0\u306e\u5168\u4f53\u306e\u6539\u9769\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\uff08\u5168\u5e02\u753a\u3067\uff09\u3002\u500b\u5225\u306e\u9023\u643a\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u5168\u4f53\u7684\u306e\u9023\u643a\u3092\u3002\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-09 13:49:56<\/td>\nTalked about Lake Biwa Rowing Song at my university lecture in Japanese in Tokyo on July 8. #\u90fd\u5185\u306e\u56fd\u7acb\u5927\u5b66 \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-09 13:59:25<\/td>\nChild kabuki from Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri (Kasuga-zan) & Asakusa performed today at Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo. #\u9577\u6d5c\u66f3\u5c71\u796d\u6771\u4eac\u516c\u6f14 #\u5b50\u3069\u3082\u6b4c\u821e\u4f0e #\u6d45\u8349\u3053\u3069\u3082\u6b4c\u821e\u4f0e \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-10 12:47:04<\/td>\nMaibara City Hall manager (40s) in health\/welfare dept fired on June 28 for falsifying his work hours to receive \u00a52.7 mil. in overtime pay.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-10 12:47:42<\/td>\nLast week, a Hino High School teacher (31) was charged with displaying obscene materials electronically. The principle apologized to parents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-10 12:48:00<\/td>\nHino High School math teacher Kitanaka Ryosuke (\u5317\u4e2d\u6dbc\u88d5, 25) arrested for spreading malicious rumors on social media about an 18-year-old woman.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-10 12:48:36<\/td>\nThe new shopping complex “Ekimachi Nagahama” that replaces the old Heiwado in front of Nagahama Station will open on July 29. #\u3048\u304d\u307e\u3061\u9577\u6d5c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-11 11:58:20<\/td>\nAt Otsu District Court, former Kora Town Hall tax worker Kojima Takayasu (\u5c0f\u5cf6\u5d07\u9756, 30) pleaded guilty of embezzling \u00a5440,000+ of tax money.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-11 12:00:58<\/td>\nFormer Kora Town Hall tax worker Kojima Takayasu (#\u5c0f\u5cf6\u5d07\u9756, 30) had previously been indicted of embezzling \u00a51.64 mil+ of tax money.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-12 05:51:04<\/td>\n\u30aa\u30ea\u30c6\u7c73\u539f\u3002\u9811\u5f35\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3089\u6279\u5224\u3057\u305f\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3051\u3069\u3001\u666e\u901a\u306e\u65b9\u306f\u300c\u964d\u308a\u3066\u300d\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u300c\u7e54\u308a\u624b\u300d\u3092\u30a4\u30e1\u30fc\u30b8\u3059\u308b\u3058\u3083\u306a\u3044\u306e\uff1f\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3053\u306e\u30cd\u30fc\u30df\u30f3\u30b0\u306f\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u306b\u306f\u5bfe\u8c61\u5916\u3001\u7121\u7e01\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u4f8b\u3048\u3070\u30012020\u5e74\u306b\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30fc\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u306e\u6771\u4eac\u4e94\u8f2a\u306e\u30db\u30c3\u30b1\u30fc\u9078\u624b\u306bOrite Maibara!\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3082\u901a\u3058\u306a\u3044\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-12 06:23:58<\/td>\n\u300c\u5e02\u5f79\u6240\u300d\u3092”City Hall”\u306b\u7d71\u4e00\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u8cdb\u6210\u3067\u3059\u3002\u305d\u306e\u6a19\u8b58\u3084\u8868\u793a\u3092\u5909\u3048\u308b\u306e\u304c\u5927\u5909\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-12 06:35:49<\/td>\n\u6ecb\u8cc0\u770c\u5185\u306e\u9053\u8def\u7ba1\u7406\u8005\u305f\u3061\u304c\u6a19\u8b58\u306e\u82f1\u8a9e\u8868\u8a18\u3092\u7d71\u4e00\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u30ac\u30a4\u30c9\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u304c\u4f5c\u3063\u305f\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u3053\u306e\u4e00\u90e8\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3082\u307e\u3060\u3088\u304f\u306a\u3044\u82f1\u8a9e\u8868\u8a18\u304c\u591a\u3044\u3002Mt.\u306e\u5f8c\u306b\u4e00\u500b\u306e\u30b9\u30da\u30fc\u30b9\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3002\u300c\u9577\u6d5c\u9244\u9053\u30b9\u30af\u30a8\u30a2\u300d\u3082Museum\u306e\u4ee3\u308f\u308a\u306bSquare\u306b\u3057\u308d\u3046\u30022017\u5e746\u67089\u65e5\u306e\u4e2d\u65e5\u65b0\u805e\u6ecb\u8cc0\u7248\u3088\u308a \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-13 12:41:18<\/td>\nSummer 2017 fireworks schedule in Shiga: https:\/\/t.co\/O392NMg8p4<\/a> #\u6ecb\u8cc0\u770c\u82b1\u706b\u5927\u4f1a\u60c5\u5831<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-14 13:49:10<\/td>\nShiga policeman (20s) charged with driving w\/o a driver’s license for 11 days in May. Punished with a salary reduction, but he has resigned.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-14 13:59:24<\/td>\nHikone Welfare Center worker Fujimoto Toshiya (34, #\u85e4\u672c\u7a14\u4e5f) arrested for exposing himself to a jr. high school girl on the street from his car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-14 14:31:35<\/td>\nShiga Prefectural Government Enterprise Dept. (\u4f01\u696d\u5e81) worker (51) punished with a mere 10% pay cut for 15-mo. sexual harassment of female co-worker. #\u30e4\u30c4\u306e\u540d\u524d\u3092\u516c\u8868\u3057\u308d\u3046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-18 12:59:01<\/td>\nTrial runs of self-driving mini buses from Oku-Eigenji Keiryu-no-Sato (\u5965\u6c38\u6e90\u5bfa\u6e13\u6d41\u306e\u91cc) roadside station in Higashi-Omi are planned for this fall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-19 09:48:30<\/td>\nRainy season ended yesterday in Kinki Region. Hot & sunny days are forecast for the next 7 days. Have a fun & safe summer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-19 10:29:16<\/td>\n\u300c\u71b1\u4e2d\u75c7\u300d\u306f\u548c\u82f1\u8f9e\u66f8\u304c\u3044\u3064\u3082heatstroke\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304c\u3001heat illness\u304c\u4e00\u756a\u8fd1\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3046\u3002Heatstroke\uff08\u71b1\u5c04\u75c5\uff09\u306f\u4e00\u756a\u91cd\u5ea6\u3067\u6b7b\u306e\u5371\u967a\u6027\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3002\u300c\u590f\u30d0\u30c6\u300d\u3082\u9069\u5f53\u306a\u82f1\u8a9e\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3051\u3069\u3001summer fatigue<\/span>\u304b\u3057\u3089\u3002\u7686\u3055\u3093\u3082\u6691\u3044\u590f\u306b\u5065\u5eb7\u7b2c\u4e00\u3001\u3054\u81ea\u611b\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-30 14:46:06<\/td>\nFormer Biwako Visitors Bureau Tokyo Office Manager Ito Masahiro (60, \u4f0a\u85e4\u96c5\u535a) charged with falsifying & pocketing \u00a51.24 mil in travel expenses. Shocking!!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-30 15:04:02<\/td>\nIn Moriyama, Hotel Laforet Biwako renovated, rebranded, and reopened on July 28 as Lake Biwa Marriott Hotel (\u7435\u7436\u6e56\u30de\u30ea\u30aa\u30c3\u30c8\u30db\u30c6\u30eb).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-30 15:21:12<\/td>\nThe new Ekimachi Terrace replacing the old Heiwado in front of Nagahama Station had a grand opening on July 29. https:\/\/t.co\/480Sn2gVTS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-07-30 15:30:43<\/td>\nShiga’s new “floating school” under construction will be named “Uminoko” (Child of the Lake) (\u3046\u307f\u306e\u3053), the same name as the current ship. \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-02 05:13:25<\/td>\n\u65e5\u91ce\u753a\u7acb\u56f3\u66f8\u9928\u3067\u304a\u5b50\u3055\u3093\u305f\u3061\u7528\u306e\u82f1\u8a9e\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u304c\u7121\u6599\u30678\u670823\u65e5\u300125\u65e5\u306b\u958b\u50ac\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3002\u30aa\u30fc\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30ea\u30a2\u4eba\u306e\u30bb\u30fc\u30e9\u30fb\u30cb\u30b7\u30ca\u3055\u3093\u304b\u3089\u3002 https:\/\/t.co\/aEW4OcNVmy<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-06 03:06:53<\/td>\nKusatsu Basho sumo exhibition tournament held at<\/p>\n

Kusatsu Gym on July 31. Sold-out crowd of 3,288 saw Yokozuna Hakuho & other sumo stars. https:\/\/t.co\/ZwKyuV2d1V<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2017-08-06 03:15:32<\/td>\nOne of Japan’s oldest train stations in operation since 1916, Hino Station is undergoing major renovations and now looks bold & modern.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-07 04:28:40<\/td>\nNot a good day to visit Shiga today. Typhoon No. 5 (Noru) passing through until tonight. Lots of rain in northern Shiga too.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-07 06:25:32<\/td>\nDue to the typhoon, some trains (Shin-kaisoku) will be canceled on the Tokaido\/Biwako Line.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-07 06:27:07<\/td>\nTrains are not running on the Kusatsu Line between Kibukawa and Tsuge and beyond to Kameyama, Kamo, and Iga-Ueno.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-07 06:56:42<\/td>\nHeavy rain & wind warnings issued for the entire city of Konan. Eight evacuation centers have opened in the city. https:\/\/t.co\/OIlhpIeiKC<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-07 07:34:23<\/td>\nAll boat cruises on Lake Biwa, including Michigan paddle wheeler, have been canceled today. Shigaraki Kogen Railway trains also canceled.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-07 11:42:31<\/td>\nMost of Shiga is now under the windiest part of the typhoon. No reports of major damage nor injuries so far. Stay safe everyone! https:\/\/t.co\/QHWiioMm08<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-07 14:18:22<\/td>\n@missyukky \u9332\u753b\u3057\u3066\u898b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6e56\u5357\u306e\u7686\u3055\u3093\uff08\u7279\u306b\u85cd\u67d3\u306e\u5e2b\u5320\uff09\u304c\u5143\u6c17\u305d\u3046\u3067\u5b09\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u4e0b\u7530\u713c\u306e\u5965\u3055\u3093\u3082\u6620\u3063\u3066\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u306f\u592b\u5a66\u3084\u5bb6\u65cf\u3067\u9811\u5f35\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u3002\u3044\u3064\u304b\u4e0b\u7530\u306a\u3059\u3082\u98df\u3079\u305f\u3044\u306a\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-08 03:08:36<\/td>\nVery slow-moving Typhoon No. 5 drenched Shiga well over 12 hours, but no injuries. Anegawa River overflowed in Nagahama flooding a few homes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-08 03:41:55<\/td>\nTrains not running on JR Hokuriku Line between Maibara and Tsuruga, and on JR Kosei Line between Omi-Maiko and Omi-Shiotsu.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-08 03:46:55<\/td>\nHikone Higashi High School beat Hasami (Nagasaki) 6-5 today in the 1st game of the Summer Koshien national high school baseball tournament.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-08 07:53:50<\/td>\nTrains now running on JR Hokuriku Line and JR Kosei Line, but on a slower schedule. Other train lines in Shiga running normally.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-10 12:35:31<\/td>\nIn Moriyama, Yoshimi Elementary School teacher Nakano Keiji (\u4e2d\u91ce\u5553\u6cbb, 60), arrested for DUI in May, was suspended for 6 mo., but resigned today<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-10 12:39:03<\/td>\nPrince Akishino, wife Kiko, and son Prince Hisahito visited a traditional brush maker in Takashima today as part of their summer vacation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-14 09:55:09<\/td>\nHikone Higashi High School lost to Aomori Yamada 2-6 today in their 2nd game of the Summer Koshien national high school baseball tournament.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-14 10:11:00<\/td>\nHikone City Hall, undergoing renovations for earthquake resistance until May 2019, has temporarily moved into AL Plaza Hikone, 3rd & 4th fl.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-14 10:14:46<\/td>\nHikone-native sprinter Kiryu Yoshihide & teammates won the bronze for the men’s 4x100m final at IAAF World Championships London on Aug. 12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-14 21:04:46<\/td>\n8\u670811\u65e5\u306bNHK\u30e9\u30b8\u30aa\u300c\u30e9\u30b8\u30aa\u6df1\u591c\u4fbf\u300d\u306e\u756a\u7d44\u304c\u300c\u7435\u7436\u6e56\u5468\u822a\u306e\u6b4c\u300d\u3092\u7d39\u4ecb\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u805e\u304d\u9003\u3057\u305f\u65b9\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\u3067\u805e\u3051\u307e\u3059\u30022017\u5e748\u670811\u65e5\u306e\u30b9\u30e9\u30a4\u30c0\u30fc\u309221:40\u306b\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002~Lefa~\u306e\u6b4c\u58f0\u3068\u6b4c\u306e\u7814\u7a76\u5bb6\u306e\u98ef\u7530\u5fe0\u7fa9\u5148\u751f\u304c\u51fa\u6f14\u3002https:\/\/t.co\/GFIJ5v8Vcs<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-14 21:06:20<\/td>\nBiwako Shuko no Uta 100th Anniversary photo essay in English: https:\/\/t.co\/88LckAT4Ci<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-18 16:11:02<\/td>\nAt Lake Biwa Museum, the Baikal seal tank is too small. The 2 seals can hardly swim around. Very shy, couldn’t see their faces. #\u30d0\u30a4\u30ab\u30eb\u30a2\u30b6\u30e9\u30b7 \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-22 04:35:34<\/td>\nNice to see my “We love Shiga” logo spreading around, even in Brazil. Free to use! \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-25 19:35:42<\/td>\nEpic war movie “Sekigahara” opens in theaters today in Japan w\/Okada Jun’ichi as Nagahama-native Ishida Mitsunari. \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-28 09:56:53<\/td>\nShiga\u2019s 6th graders & 3rd-year jr high kids scored lower than the nat’l average on all scholastic achievement tests in April.#\u5b66\u529b\u30c6\u30b9\u30c8\uff14\u5e74\u9023\u7d9a\u5e73\u5747\u4e0b\u56de\u308b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-30 14:55:26<\/td>\n\u6620\u753b\u300c\u95a2\u30f6\u539f\u300d\u3092\u898b\u305f\u3002\u4e09\u6210\u304c\u30e1\u30a4\u30f3\u3067\u307e\u3041\u307e\u3041\u9762\u767d\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002\u300c\u8fd1\u6c5f\u300d\u3084\u300c\u7435\u7436\u6e56\u300d\u304c\u983b\u7e41\u306b\u805e\u304f\u3002\u6ecb\u8cc0\u306e\u30ed\u30b1\u3082\u591a\u3044\uff08\u5f66\u6839\u57ce\u3001\u9f8d\u6f6d\u5bfa\u3001\u767e\u6e08\u5bfa\u3001\u5ef6\u66a6\u5bfa\u3001\u65e5\u5409\u5927\u793e\u3001\u611b\u77e5\u5ddd\u306a\u3069\uff09\u3002\u79c0\u5409\u3078\u306e\u4e09\u732e\u306e\u8336\u306e\u5834\u9762\u3068\u4e09\u6210\u306e\u65ac\u9996\u524d\u306b\u79c0\u79cb\u3084\u5bb6\u5eb7\u3068\u306e\u5bfe\u9762\u304c\u9762\u767d\u3044\u3002\u67b6\u7a7a\u306e\u4eba\u7269\u3082\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3084\u306f\u308a\u30d5\u30a3\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u306e\u4f5c\u54c1\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-08-31 13:30:52<\/td>\nDue to fewer sales & customers, Otsu Parco shopping complex closed today after 21 years in business since 1996. Movie theaters remain open.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Shiga History January\u2013April 2017<\/a> | Chronological History of Shiga<\/a> | Shiga History Sept.\u2013Dec. 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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