Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県, Shiga-ken) is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412...
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Shiga (志賀町, Shiga-chō) was a town in Shiga District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It was on the western shore of Lake Biwa and the eastern foot of Hira Mountains...
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Shiga toxins are a family of related toxins with two major groups, Stx1 and Stx2, expressed by genes considered to be part of the genome of lambdoid prophages...
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Shiga (滋賀郡, Shiga-gun) was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 21,964 and a density...
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Kiyoshi Shiga (志賀 潔, Shiga Kiyoshi, February 7, 1871 – January 25, 1957) was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He had a well-rounded education and...
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Shiga (四賀村, Shiga-mura) was a village located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population...
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Ōtsu (redirect from Ootsu, Shiga)
Ōtsu (大津市, Ōtsu-shi) is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in...
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Shiga Lakes (滋賀レイクス), officially Shiga Lakestars, is a Japanese men's basketball team playing in the Western Conference of the B.League. They are based...
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Shiga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan. Shiga may also refer to: Shiga District, Shiga, a former district of Shiga Prefecture Shiga, Shiga, a former...
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Shiga Taguchi, better known as Shiga Lin Si-nga (born 29 June 1988), is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. As a singer, she is known for songs including...
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Naoya Shiga (志賀直哉, Shiga Naoya, February 20, 1883 – October 21, 1971) was a Japanese writer active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan, whose...
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Akane Shiga (志賀 紅音, しが あかね, Shiga Akane, born 3 March 2001) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing...
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Shiga (written: 志賀) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Akane Shiga (志賀 紅音, born 2001), Japanese ice hockey player Akiko Shiga...
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Yoshio Shiga (志賀 義雄, Shiga Yoshio, 12 January 1901 – 6 March 1989) was a member of the Japanese Communist Party. Yoshio Shiga was born in Yamaguchi in...
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Azuchi (安土町, Azuchi-chō) was a town located in Gamō District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,217 and...
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Shiga Kogen (志賀高原, Shiga-kōgen) is a ski resort and hiking spot, located in the Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park in the highlands of Yamanouchi, Nagano...
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Jason Shiga (born 1976) is an American cartoonist who incorporates puzzles, mysteries and unconventional narrative techniques into his work. Jason Shiga is...
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Shigatoxigenic and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (redirect from Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli)
coli (VTEC) are strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli that produce Shiga toxin (or verotoxin). Only a minority of the strains cause illness in humans...
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Kusatsu (草津市, Kusatsu-shi) is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024[update], the city had an estimated population of 139,913...
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Ōmi (近江町, Ōmi-chō) was a town located in Sakata District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. On October 1, 2005, Ōmi was merged into the expanded city of Maibara...
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Gamō (蒲生町, Gamō-chō) was a town located in Gamō District, Shiga, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,710 and a density of 424...
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Moriyama (守山市, Moriyama-shi) is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 85,485...
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Hikone (彦根市, Hikone-shi) is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 111,958 in...
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Hatashō (秦荘町, Hatashō-chō) was a town located in Echi District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,964 and...
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Torahime (虎姫町, Torahime-chō) was a town located in Higashiazai District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5...
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Ishibe (石部町, Ishibe-chō) was a town located in Kōka District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. On October 1, 2004, Ishibe, along with the town of Kōsei (also...
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Toshiyuki Shiga (志賀 俊之, Shiga Toshiyuki, born 16 September 1953) is a Japanese business executive. He served as the chief operating officer of Nissan...
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Lieko Shiga (志賀理江子; born 1980) is a Japanese photographer. She is best known for her "Rasen Kaigan" (spiral coast) series. Shiga was born in Okazaki, Aichi...
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Yogo (余呉町, Yogo-chō) was a town located in Ika District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,045 and a density...
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Aitō (愛東町, Aitō-chō) was a town located in Echi District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. "Aitō" means "eastern Echi". It was founded February 11, 1971. As of...
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