Monday, December 25, 2023
The Hokkaido Shimbun, an Internet site operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo, Japan), has published an article (dated December 20) titled "Three camps hold briefing session for supplementary election for Hokuryu Town Council: large probability of no vote".
![3.82 million people in Hokkaido in 2050, a 26% decrease from the population estimate of 2050, and less than half of the population of 67 municipalities [Hokkaido Shimbun].](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/themes/the-thor/img/dummy.gif)
Hokuryu Town: 778 persons
![Hokuryu Town: Hokkaido population estimated to be 3.82 million in 2050, 26% decrease from 2020; 67 cities, towns and villages to have less than half of their population [Hokkaido Shimbun]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/themes/the-thor/img/dummy.gif)
![Hokuryu Town: Hokkaido population estimated to be 3.82 million in 2050, 26% decrease from 2020; 67 cities, towns and villages to have less than half of their population [Hokkaido Shimbun]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/themes/the-thor/img/dummy.gif)