On Monday, February 2, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website, operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo), published an article titled "Rice and Sake: Numata Wins Two Consecutive Awards in the Umaissho Grand Prix; Soba: Amaryu Wins for the First Time in Three Years" (dated January 30th [...]
On Monday, February 2, 2026, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet website operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), published an article (dated January 31) titled "Hokuryu Town Aims for 1 Billion Yen in Hometown Taxes, Signs Co-creation Agreement with Wakayama's Jabaraiz Kitayama." [...]
Friday, January 30, 2026 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association🌻(@sunflower_hokuryu) ◇
January 28, 2026 (Wednesday) A town of 1,600 people is taking on Japan's first "mutual support" model. On January 19 (Monday), the inaugural general meeting of the "Hokuryu Sunflower Community Development Cooperative" was held. The town is addressing the issue of labor shortages through cooperation between townspeople, businesses, and the government. […]
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 The following report was created using Google Gemini3pro Deepresearch. 1. Introduction: Structural challenges in the labor market in rapidly declining population regions and the role of cooperatives […]
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Creators from all over Japan gathered at the HandMade In Japan Fes' Winter (2026) held at Tokyo Big Sight on Saturday, January 17th and Sunday, January 18th.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Town Craft Marche (@hokuryu.craft)
On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) published an article titled "Establishment of a union in Hokuryu to address labor shortages: Rice planting, snow removal, and other businesses collaborate; Town expands side job system" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital.
January 22, 2026 (Thursday) Interview Team Producer: Junko Wada Photographer: Kenzo Kosuge of Atelier of the Sky Writer: Akie Ichijo Related Articles Hokuryu Kendama Club Active in Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido […]
On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet website operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), posted an article titled, "To secure workers, we will dispatch employees to various industries. A 'Specific Regional Development Business Cooperative' will be launched in Hokuryu, the first in the Sorachi region. [...]
