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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2023
Shiga Prefecture hopes Austria-shaped Lake Biwa can create tourism splash
Lake Biwa is one of the world's oldest lakes, with a surface area of 670 square kilometers and rich biodiversity of around 1,100 or more species of animals and plants.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2023
Japan's largest lake used to be a cesspool. Now it’s a vision of a sustainable future.
Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, has long been a center of flourishing agriculture and cultural progress, but it's also been at the center of countless environmental crises.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 12, 2022
Sower: Crafting rural Lake Biwa into a culinary destination
'Eating is one of the most intimate ways you can share ideas with someone,' says chef Coleman Griffin. 'More than music, more than visual arts.'
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Feb 27, 2022
Rising star Gaku Hoshi thrills in joint Osaka-Biwako marathon
In a race featuring 300 elite male and female runners, Hoshi broke out of a three-man pack around the 38-kilometer mark and ran solo the rest of the way.
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Mar 1, 2021
Kengo Suzuki still in state of shock after setting Japan marathon record
Suzuki's win made him the first Japanese runner to complete a sub-2:05 marathon.
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Feb 28, 2021
Kengo Suzuki dethrones Suguru Osako to set new Japan marathon record
The 25-year-old, who missed out on qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, became the first Japanese runner to break the 2-hour, 5-minute mark on Sunday at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon.
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Mar 8, 2020
Mao Ichiyama, Suguru Osako clinch Japan's last Olympic marathon spots
Mao Ichiyama and Suguru Osako each secured berths at the Tokyo Games based on the results of Sunday's Nagoya Women's Marathon and Lake Biwa Marathon, the final selection races for Japan's Olympic marathon team.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 8, 2020
Muddy waters: The battle to save Japan's ailing freshwater pearl industry
While Lake Biwa played a key role in the establishment of a domestic freshwater pearl industry, farmers are now facing a bleak future.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2019
Chiba biwa grower vows to continue despite post-Typhoon Faxai damage
In May this year, loquat grower Kenzo Takeba showed The Japan Times around his farm in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, explaining how he cultivates the soft, juicy fruit that contributes so much to the local economy.
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Mar 4, 2018
Macharia Ndirangu wins Lake Biwa Marathon; Shogo Nakamura leads Japanese in seventh
Shogo Nakamura led the Japanese runners in the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on Sunday, finishing in seventh place behind winner Macharia Ndirangu of Kenya.
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Mar 5, 2017
Chebii wins Lake Biwa Marathon
Satoru Sasaki placed fourth, the highest among Japanese runners, in the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on Sunday, as Ezekiel Kiptoo Chebii of Kenya won the race.
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Mar 6, 2016
Kitajima boosts Olympic hopes by finishing second at Lake Biwa
Hisanori Kitajima put himself in contention for a place on Japan's team at this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics with a second-place finish at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on Sunday.
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Mar 2, 2014
Worku wins Lake Biwa Marathon
Ethiopia's Bazu Worku won Sunday's Lake Biwa Marathon, denying defending champion Vincent Kipruto of Kenya his second straight title.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2014
Shiga ups Biwa's Fukui fallout threat
If a Fukushima-style nuclear disaster were to occur in Fukui Prefecture, 26 percent of the surface of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture would receive radioactive fallout exceeding the country's threshold allowable for drinking water, Shiga officials speculated Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2013
Tons of cesium-tainted wood chips found near Japan's biggest lake
Radioactive cesium has been found on an estimated 200 to 300 tons of wood chips that were left months ago near Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, prefectural officials said.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jun 29, 2008
Thomas Charles Marshall: Irishman excels at age-old biwa
With his back straight and his head up, Thomas Charles Marshall sits down in an arbor overlooking a lotus-filled pond on the compact but verdant campus of the University of Creation; Art, Music & Social Work in Yoshii, Gunma Prefecture. He slowly reaches for his pear-shaped biwa, a century-old mulberry-wood lute with elaborate mother-of-pearl inlays.

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