82-Year-Old Rookie Councilor Becomes a Savior! Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido, Faces First Capacity Crisis [HTB Hokkaido News] (Japanese only)

Thursday, July 6, 2023

HTB Hokkaido News," an Internet site operated by Hokkaido Television Broadcasting (HTB, Sapporo), featured a video (dated July 5) titled "82-Year-Old Rookie Councilor Becomes Savior of Local Assembly in Shortage of Skilled Members! Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido, confronts first capacity crisis" (dated July 5).
 

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