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	Shiga Prefecture Summary
		Shiga Prefecture is situated in the central region of Japan's island of Honshu, where it occupies an area of 4,016 square kilometers.
		Shiga is bordered by Kyoto, Mie, Gifu, and Fukui prefectures.
		Shiga shares a border with Fukui Prefecture in the north, Gifu Prefecture in the east, Mie Prefecture in the southeast, and Kyoto Prefecture in the west.
	www.bookrags.com /Shiga_Prefecture (1770 words)

	Shiga Prefecture - Definition, explanation
		Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県 Shiga-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan.
		Shiga was known as Omi Province before the prefectural system was established.
		Shiga shares a border with Fukui Prefecture in the north, Gifu Prefecture in the east, Mie Prefecture in the southwest, and Kyoto Prefecture in the west.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sh/shiga_prefecture.php (1543 words)

	History of Shiga Prefecture - PHOTOGUIDE.JP
		Shiga was selected as the venue by the Japanese government since the prefecture had a good record of handling environmental issues.
		July 2: Shiga elects a new governor and its first woman governor in Kada Yukiko （嘉田由紀子）who ran on a campaign slogan called "Mottainai" (It's wasteful) in reference to the proposed construction of a new shinkansen bullet train station in Ritto, Shiga.
		Shiga Governor Kada Yukiko is opposed to the plan, saying that a nuclear waste dump near Lake Biwa which supplies water to 14 million people in the Kinki region would cause too much anxiety among the population.
	photoguide.jp /txt/History_of_Shiga_Prefecture (3428 words)

	KIPPO NEWS Wednesday, May 21, 2003
		Shiga Prefectural Government, the local consumer cooperative and private-sector companies in the prefecture jointly developed a technology to produce diesel by adding methanol and catalysts to waste cooking oil.
		Aito Town on the eastern coast of Lake Biwa in 1995 became the first local entity in the country to build a diesel fuel producing plant using the technology.
		Shiga Prefecture's initiative for using rapeseeds oil and waste cooking oil as automotive fuel is spreading all over the country in a visible way.
	www.kippo.or.jp /KansaiWindowHtml/News/2003-e/20030521_NEWS.HTML (1544 words)

	Recycling Society \| Science and Technology \| Trends in Japan \| Web Japan
		The townspeople of Aito in Shiga Prefecture pooled their resources and came up with a recycling campaign that kills not two but three birds with one stone.
		Aito is situated on the eastern side of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, at the foot of the Suzuka Mountains; it is an agricultural community with a population of about 6,000.
		Aito's efforts in this direction are likely to become an important model for Japan as a whole in the years ahead.
	web-japan.org /trends00/honbun/tj990616.html (762 words)

	Shiga Prefecture Municipalities - PHOTOGUIDE.JP
		Shiga Prefecture Municipalities - PHOTOGUIDE.JP Shiga Prefecture Municipalities
		Shiga also has the following regions: Kohoku (north of lake) which includes Maibara, Hikone, and Nagahama cities; Kosei (west of lake) which includes Takashima city; Koto (east of lake) which includes Higashi Omi and Omi-Hachiman; and Konan (south of lake) which includes Otsu, Kusatsu, Moriyama, Ritto, Yasu, Konan, and Koka cities.
		Hino-cho (日野町) - Shiga's largest town in area is landlocked and surrounded by other cities such as Higashi-Omi and Koka.
	photoguide.jp /txt/Shiga_Prefecture_Municipalities (1483 words)

	8-18 Media - mmnow.com
		At Shiga Gakuen, students stay in one class all day and instead of students switching classrooms like they do in the U.S., teachers switch rooms to accommodate the students.
		Shiga Gakuen also offers a wide variety of sports, including soccer, baseball, track and field, martial arts, American football and marksmanship.
		In February, Yokaichi merged with the nearby towns of Aito, Eigenji, Gokasho and Koto to form the city of Higashiomi.
	www.mmnow.com /mm_archive_folder/05/0508/8-18.html (1382 words)

	Aito, Shiga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Aito (愛東町; -cho) is a town located in Echi District, Shiga, Japan.
		As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,826 and a density of 142.48 persons per km².
		Wapipedia > Index > A > Ai > Aito, Shiga
	www.wapipedia.org /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Aito%2c_Shiga (74 words)

	Annual Report 1997(NRIAE) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The main purpose of this study is to examine what the general features of the residents of the community studied where part-time farming and the increase of non-farm households are prevalent are, and what kind of changes they have experienced during the decade from 1985 to 1995.
		Studies on the value of the Japanese people point out that the tendencies of retreat of the traditional ie-consciousness and increase of orientation toward leisure are seen since the Showa 30's(1955-64) and a greater emphasis on private life is also observed.
		The consequences of this study on the consciousness of residents of Aito-cho, Shiga Prefecture show similar tendencies in that they are losing the traditional consciousness in general and the tendency of pursuing private values has developed.
	www.primaff.affrc.go.jp /en/publications/an-re/1997/an1997-10.htm (499 words)

	Yokaichi, Shiga - Definition, explanation
		Yōkaichi (八日市市; -shi) was a city located in Shiga, Japan.
		On Feb. 11, 2005, it merged with Eigenji, Gokasho, Aito, and Koto towns to form a new city called Higashi Omi.
		In 2003, the city had an estimated population of 44,823 and the density of 852.15 persons per km²;.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/y/yo/yokaichi__shiga.php (171 words)

	Small Jar with Cypress Fence Pattern - MIHO MUSEUM
		This small jar was excavated in 1951 from the "heart stone" foundation of the five-story pagoda remains of the Shakazan Hyakusaiji temple in AitoOchoO, Echigun, Shiga Prefecture.
		Further, reports on the excavation of the pagoda site reveal that this pot was unearthed from the top layer of burned soil, and thus it is thought that this pot was excavated from the heart-stone site of the five-storied pagoda built between the years 1498 and 1503.
		He viewed the excavated materials and he stated that this was a major find unparalleled in recent years and he would plan to publish them in scholarly circles in the near future.
	www.miho.or.jp /booth/html/doccon/00002489.htm (952 words)

	Higashiomi, Shiga at AllExperts
		Higashiomi (æ±è¿‘æ±å¸; -shi) is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
		As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 77,362 and the density of 243 persons per kmÂ².
		The city was founded on February 11, 2005 upon the merging of Yokaichi city and the towns of Eigenji, Gokasho, Aito, and Koto which were thereby dissolved.
	en.allexperts.com /e/h/hi/higashiomi,_shiga.htm (169 words)

	aito, shiga - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		aito, shiga - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		On Feb. 11, 2005, it merged with Yokaichi city and Gokasho, Eigenji, and Koto towns to form a new city called Higashi Omi.
		In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,826 and a density of 142.48 persons per km²;.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/aito,-shiga (61 words)

	Higashiomi City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		With the establishment of the Town and Village Consolidation Promotion Law in October 1953, towns and villages in the area were consolidated into one city, five towns, and one village (the Great Consolidation of the Showa period).
		Aito Village was later incorporated as a town on February 11, 1971.
		On February 11, 2005, one city (Yokaichi) and four towns (Eigenji, Gokasho, Aito, and Koto) were consolidated into Higashiomi City, which was subsequently expanded when it merged with the towns of Gamo and Notogawa on January 1, 2006.
	www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp /outside/English/page03.html (239 words)

	Welcome to Kansai, the Eco-friendly Region
		The program is designed to provide the overview of the recycling process of unused waste vegetable oil, including explanation on the collection of unused waste vegetable oil (from households and small restaurants), the plant for producing fuel from unused waste vegetable oil and the cogeneration system using waste vegetable oil-derived recycled fuel.
		The Aito Eco-plaza is equipped with a plant to refine bio-diesel fuel (BDF) as well as a plant in which rice hulls produced from paddy fields are processed and mixed with oil cake generated after extracting rapeseeds, to create a soil conditioner.
		This facility produces eco-friendly bio-diesel fuel by recycling waste cooking oil (used tempura oil) produced from households of ordinary citizens of Kyoto City as raw material.
	www.kansai.gr.jp /environment/model05_e.html (441 words)

	Shiga
		Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県 Shiga-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan.
		Sakata's remaining town of Omi is slated to merge with Maibara on Oct. 1, 2005.
		His extramarital affair with a Kagurazaka geisha turned into a widely-reported sex scandal, leaving him no choice but to resign in total disgrace.
	www.transporteon.com /Destinations-S/Shiga.php (1763 words)

	Yokaichi, Shiga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yōkaichi (八日市市; -shi) was a city located in Shiga, Japan.
		On 11 February 2005, it merged with Eigenji, Gokasho, Aito, and Koto towns to form a new city called Higashi Omi.
		In 2003, the city had an estimated population of 44,823 and the density of 852.15 persons per km².
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yokaichi (124 words)

	Green Car Congress: Matsushita Electric Recyling Waste Oil for Biodiesel for Fleet
		Matsushita Electric Industrial, one of the world’s top consumer electronics companies, is piloting a project that uses waste vegetable oil from its cafeterias as a feedstock for biodiesel for its fleet.
		The pilot project will run at the group’s plants in Shiga Prefecture from this autumn through next spring, before expanding the practice to other plants next fiscal year or later.
		A growing number of local municipalities—such as Aito Town, Yokkaichi City, Imazu Town, and Shin-asahi Town in Shiga Prefecture—are recycling waste oil into biodiesel, as do some companies, such as Japan’s hamburger chain Bikkuri Donkey.
	www.greencarcongress.com /2005/08/matsushita_elec.html (573 words)

	Aito, Shiga Details, Meaning Aito, Shiga Article and Explanation Guide
		Aito, Shiga Details, Meaning Aito, Shiga Article and Explanation Guide
		Aito, Shiga Guide, Meaning, Facts, Information and Description
		On Feb. 11, 2005, Aito will merge with Yokaichi city and Eigenji, Gokasho, and Koto towns to form a new city called Higashi Omi.
	www.e-paranoids.com /a/ai/aito__shiga.html (94 words)

	Smoking and Elevated Blood Pressure Are the Most Important Risk Factors for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Asia-Pacific ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Aito Town: A. Okayama, H. Ueshima; H. Maegawa; Akabane: N. Aoki,
		Kita Y, Okayama A, Ueshima H, Wada M, Nozaki A, Choudhury SR, Bonita R, Inamoto Y, Kasamatsu T. Stroke incidence and case fatality in Shiga, Japan 1989–1993.
		Ingall T, Asplund K, Mahonen M, Bonita R. A multinational comparison of subarachnoid hemorrhage epidemiology in the WHO MONICA stroke study.
	stroke.ahajournals.org /cgi/content/full/36/7/1360 (2997 words)

	Feature/News Focus advisory+
		Tsukasa Kamata reports from Higashi-Omi, Japan: A unique recycling project was launched in the town of Aito eight years ago that involves growing rape blossoms, pressing their oil, using it for cooking, and then collecting the used oil and refining it into fuel for diesel-engine vehicles.
		The town was merged with other towns into the city of Higashi-Omi in Shiga Prefecture in 2005.
		Takahiko Nagoya compiles a series of three news focus stories on discussions on education reforms at the Central Education Council, an advisory panel to the education minister next week.
	www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/2006/02/19/1386829.htm (1770 words)

	Generational and Regional Differences in Trends of Mortality from Ischemic Heart Disease in Japan from 1969 to 1992 -- ...
		Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
		Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
		Trends in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Aito town over the past ten years.
	aje.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/153/12/1191 (3642 words)

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