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SHIGA

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 30, 2018
SeaHorses edge Lakestars, extend winning streak to five
The SeaHorses Mikawa are on a roll.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 11, 2018
Revamped Levanga Hokkaido foundation includes key personnel from far-flung locales
As the B. League gains recognition on the global scale, the infusion of international players and coaches will continue to be vital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 11, 2018
Headless, limbless body found in farm ditch in Shiga Prefecture
A body without a head or limbs was found in the drainage ditch of a farm in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture on Saturday, local police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2018
Fourth-generation Japanese descendants overseas seek to bring in families under new residency program
The new residency program introduced last year to give fourth-generation descendants of Japanese overseas opportunities to live and work in Japan has raised hopes the government will ease the conditions to let family members come along — a privilege afforded to third-generation descendants.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2018
'Miracle' Japan monkey survives after being struck by car and spending day inside vehicle's hood
A young monkey was recently found alive under the hood of a car a day after it was struck by the vehicle, in what police are calling a "miracle."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 27, 2018
Point guard Narito Namizato rejoins Golden Kings
Veteran playmaker Narito Namizato is returning to the Ryukyu Golden Kings after plying his craft the past three seasons in Kansai.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2018
Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki defeats Manabu Kondo to win second four-year term
Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki cruised to re-election Sunday with widespread support from both the ruling and opposition camps, defeating former Shiga University Vice President Manabu Kondo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jun 23, 2018
Is farming in Japan on its last legs?
With a declining agricultural workforce, there are concerns about how Japan will tackle food self-sufficiency and maintain its landscapes, cultural heritage and vitality of its countryside villages.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2018
Shiga farmer strives to preserve indigenous Japanese horses
A farm that raises only indigenous Japanese horses has opened near a shrine known as a "sacred site of horses" in Shiga Prefecture, and its owner is intent on breeding more of them to preserve the species.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 28, 2018
Lakestars build large lead, hold off Evessa in fourth quarter
Playing for pride against a Kansai rival, the Shiga Lakestars ushered in the weekend with a hard-earned victory over the Osaka Evessa on Saturday evening.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 13, 2018
Teenage officer arrested after colleague found shot to death in Shiga police box
A 19-year-old police officer was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of shooting a senior colleague to death at a police box in Shiga Prefecture, investigators said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2018
Smartphone-using truck driver who caused fatal Shiga pileup gets heavier term than demanded by prosecutors
Prosecutors demanded the driver be given two years for causing the five-car pileup on the Meishin Expressway, but the judge tacked on another eight months.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 16, 2018
Brave Thunders run past Lakestars
The Kawasaki Brave Thunders had more points through three quarters than the visiting Shiga Lakestars accumulated in Friday's game.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2018
'Animal corpse' discovered on riverbed in Shiga Prefecture found to be dismembered torso of woman
A torso believed to be that of a woman aged between 35 and 50 years old has been found on a riverbed in Shiga Prefecture, prompting police to open an investigation into abandonment of a corpse, authorities said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 10, 2018
Hannaryz cruise past Lakestars for sixth straight victory
The Kyoto Hannaryz are playing inspired basketball, and it's producing positive results.Coach Honoo Hamaguchi's team extended its winning streak to six games by beating the rival Shiga Lakestars 85-69 on Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 18, 2018
Midori Farm: Finding earthy solutions in rural Shiga
Nonprofit turns neglected land into productive farmland and brings together foreign volunteers and local people.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 9, 2018
Twenty years on from the Olympics, Nagano is still the home of Japan's winter sports
Nagano Prefecture's bountiful snow continues to be the stuff of ski and snowboarding legend, with classic Olympic resorts such as Hakuba Happo-one, Nozawa Onsen and Shiga Kogen.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 28, 2018
Alex Kirk helps Alvark overpower Lakestars
The Alvark Tokyo have the luxury of a deep bench and a versatile, experienced cast of players.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 19, 2018
Golden Kings outclass Evessa
The Ryukyu Golden Kings' potent inside-outside scoring attack worked effectively in a runaway victory over the host Osaka Evessa on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 18, 2018
Tochigi trounces Shiga in teams' first game after All-Star break
The Tochigi Brex ushered in the second half of the B. League season with a resounding victory over the visiting Shiga Lakestars on Thursday night.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
A peek inside the brains of ‘super-agers’
For a little more than a decade, scientists have been studying a subset of people they call "super-agers.” These individuals are age 80 and older, but they have the memory ability of a person 20 to 30 years younger.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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