On Monday, February 9, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Hokuryu Old Hekisui Station to Open to the Public on the 14th, Decorated with Children's Drawings and Chocolate Distribution" (dated February 6th) on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital.
On Friday, February 6, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) published an article titled "The Seeds of Civic Pride in Sorachi: Ugawa Hidenori" (February 5th) on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital. We would like to introduce it to you.
On Thursday, February 5, 2026, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet website operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), published an article titled "Ice candles create a fantastical atmosphere. Event held at Hokuryu Onsen on the 21st and 22nd." (dated February 4th) [...]
On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) published an article titled "Hokuryu: Promoting Handmade Local Goods in Tokyo by Kunimitsu Abe (32)" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, dated February 3.
![Hokuryu Town and Wakayama Prefecture companies sign agreement to increase donations and create jobs through hometown tax donations / Hokkaido [Mainichi Shimbun]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-04-5.54.13-768x599.jpg)
On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the Mainichi Shimbun, an internet website operated by the Mainichi Shimbun Company (Tokyo), published an article titled "Regional Co-creation through Hometown Tax Donations: Hokuryu Town and Wakayama Businesses Sign Agreement to Increase Donations and Create Jobs / Hokkaido" (February 4th). [...]
![Naoki Kishi, Social Education Officer of the Hokuryu Town Board of Education, appears! "Regional Future Career 2025 Job Guide" [Mirai High School]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-04-5.20.54-768x530.jpg)
February 4, 2026 (Wednesday) – Naoki Kishi of the Hokuryu Town Board of Education was featured in the “Regional Future Career 2025 Job Encyclopedia,” a magazine produced by the “Mirai High School” project run by the Regional Education and Attractiveness Platform (Shimane Prefecture). […]
On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, an article titled "Jabaraiz and Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido: Collaboration through Hometown Tax Donation" was published on the website [Pacific Newspaper Digital] operated by the Kinan Shimbun (Wakayama Prefecture) on February 2nd. [...]
Monday, February 2, 2026 ◇
On Monday, February 2, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) published an article titled "Hokuryu Town and Wakayama Sign Business Agreement to Develop Experience-Based Gifts" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, dated January 30. [...]
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: The open-world racing game "Forza Horizon 6" (developed by British game developer Playground Games) will be set in a famous Japanese location. […]
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.
On Monday, January 26, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Kurosengoku Soybeans: Oshikiri Foods' Tokachi Natto: Made with carefully selected ingredients, delivering the sweetness of soybeans and a firm texture. Northern Foods ☆ [...]" on the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website, operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo).
On Monday, January 26, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Memories of the Rumoi Line: Singing, Learning, and Having Fun: Chieko Mineta (73) of Sunagawa City" on the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website (January 23, 2026).
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. [...]
On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) published an article titled "Hokuryu Town Distributes 26,000 Yen in Gift Certificates to Each Resident" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, dated January 20. We would like to introduce it to you.
Friday, January 16, 2026 (The following is an excerpt from the YouTube description): The ALGS Championship, a global esports tournament, kicked off on January 15th at the Daiwa House Premist Dome in Sapporo. This marks the second consecutive year since 2025.
On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Incumbent Mayor Minami Announces Candidacy for Hamatonbetsu Town Mayoral Election: 'Continuing the Achievements of His First Term'" on the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website (dated January 10). [...]
On Friday, January 9, 2026, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Hokuryu: Tsubasa Arai (25) Completes the Honolulu Marathon" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, dated January 8.