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March 2, 2023 (Thu) Kita-Kuuchi-Shimbun WEB NEWS, an Internet site operated by Kita-Kuuchi-Shimbun (Fukagawa City), carried an article titled "Annual 'Yukinko Festival' in Hokuryu: Children Cheer at Banana Boat, Treasure Hunting Game, etc." [...].
February 27, 2023 (Monday) The Hokkaido Development Bureau is currently holding the "Construction Industry Attraction! Video Contest" is currently being held by the Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. Twenty-seven videos are now available on the Hokkaido Development Bureau's Youtube channel. [...].
February 24, 2023 (Friday) Mass media articles (dated February 22) regarding the Hokuryu Town Council election to be held on February 28 (Tuesday) and announced on February 22 (Wednesday). NHK Hokkaido NEWS WEB] Higashikawa Town [...].
February 22, 2023 (Wed) On March 4, from 3:30 p.m. at the Hokuryu Town Rural Improvement and Environmental Center and Gymnasium, Sky Lantern® will be dancing inside the building. This event was organized by Mr. Nobuyuki Murakami and Ms. Yui Sasaki, members of the Hokuryu-cho Regional Development Cooperation Volunteers. [...].
Monday, February 13, 2023 The Facebook page "Come on, Sorachi" operated by the Sorachi General Promotion Bureau, Hokkaido (Iwamizawa City)! Sorachi/Hokkaido Sorachi General Promotion Bureau", and Hokuryu Town Portal Instatgram has posted "#My Sorachi [...]".
February 13, 2023 (Monday) The Hokkaido Shimbun, an Internet site operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo, Japan), published an article (dated February 10) titled "Hokuryu Town Proposes Public Facility Reallocation Plan: Manryu Elementary School and Hokuryu Middle School to be Rebuilt as One Unit [Hokkaido Shimbun]" [...].
February 13, 2023 (Mon.) The Kita Kochi Shimbun WEB NEWS, an Internet site operated by the Kita Kochi Shimbun (Fukagawa City), carried the following article: "Consolidating elementary and junior high schools, adding cultural facilities, and renovating and expanding the joint government building as part of the "Public Facility Reallocation Plan" being formulated [...].
February 13, 2023 (Mon.) The article "Hokuryu Town to Build New Multipurpose Complex Interchange Facility; Basic Planning to Begin in May" (February 9) appeared on e-kensin Plus, an Internet site operated by the Hokkaido Kensetsu Shimbun (Sapporo, Japan) [...].
Japan News (February 10) published an article titled "Former Idols' Surprising Occupations for the Future," which was written by Shukan SPA! Japan News (February 10, 2023), an article titled "Former Idol's 'Unexpected Occupation' for Future: Child Actor and Tourism Ambassador in Hokkaido" was featured in Yahoo!
February 9, 2023 (Thu) The article "350 Warm Lights on Ice in Hokuryu" appeared in the February 9 edition of the Hokkaido Shimbun Doshin e-edition (February 9, 2023). ◇ ◇ "Warm Light on Ice in Hokuryu
The Hokkaido Shimbun Doshin e-edition (dated February 3) reported "350 ice candles to be held at Hokuryu Onsen from February 4" on February 6, 2023. ◇ ◇ "Ice Candle Event at Hokuryu Hot Springs from Feb. 4
February 4, 2023 (Sat) The "e-kensin" news site operated by the Hokkaido Kensetsu Shimbun (headquartered in Sapporo) published an article entitled "5.6 billion yen for construction of integrated school buildings, etc.: Hokuryu-cho's public facility reallocation plan proposal (as of February 1, 2023)" [...].
January 31, 2023 (Tue) The article "Kendama Festival in Hokuryu, Competing in Trained Skills" was published in the Hokkaido Shimbun Doshin electronic edition (dated January 31). ◇ ◇ ◇ "Kendama Festival in Hokuryu, competing in well-honed skills.
The article "15 Years of Support for Dementia Patients and Their Families: The End of Hokuryu 'Sorachi Himawari' Activities" appeared in the January 31, 2023 (Tue) edition of the Hokkaido Shimbun Doshin E-edition (January 31, 2011). ◇ ◇ "Sorachi Himawari
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Hokuso Corporation (Yasuhiro Sasaki, President)
Friday, January 27, 2023
January 6, 2023 (Fri.) The article, "Dance makes hearts sing, children's circle," appeared in the January 13 edition of the Hokkaido Shimbun's Doshin electronic edition.
January 12, 2023 (Thu) The article "[Result] Let's come up with a "U-mai" recipe that goes well with rice using ingredients from Kita Sorachi! Kita Sora Recipe Contest", and the Hokuryu Town Prize "Vegetarians are also very satisfied! Kita Sora [...].
Thursday, January 12, 2023 I have just discovered a video uploaded on Youtube about COCOWA, a commercial revitalization facility in Hokuryu Town. The title "May 5, 2018 [...].
January 11, 2023 (Wed) Mr. Toshinori Shirasa, a native of Hekisui, Hokuryu-cho, provided us with a children's story, "Hokuryu Melon 'Dragon Bell Birth Story'". We have received permission to publish it, so we would like to introduce it here. The story of the Hokuryu Melon "Dragon [...].
