Mayor Kazunori Tanaka of Imobeushi, who continued to sow the seeds for revitalizing the town, passes away. "He was a man of conviction" [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) has posted an article (dated June 30th) entitled “Mayor Tanaka Kazunori of Imoseushi, who continued to sow the seeds of town revitalization, passes away: ‘He was a man who stuck to his beliefs’”, which we would like to introduce to you.

The article states, "Even the leaders of Kita Sorachi expressed their regret. Hokuryu Town Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki (68), who was a classmate of his at Fukagawa Nishi High School and in the same soft tennis club, said, "I was surprised because I had received a LINE message saying that his condition was improving. He pursued money-free elections in which he was chosen by his words and policies. He was a man who stuck to his beliefs."

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