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  • March 25, 2025

Fukagawa District Fire Department consolidates 119 emergency response from one city and four towns under the jurisdiction of Hokuryu and Numata branch offices to shorten arrival times [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Fukagawa District Fire Department, Hokuryu and Numata Branch Offices Consolidate 119 Emergency Responses in One City and Four Towns to Reduce Arrival Times" on the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website (March 2025).

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  • March 21, 2025

Free until Wednesday, March 26th! You can listen on radiko! Kurosengoku soybeans are featured in the "Mi-yan's Let's Eat All of Hokkaido!" segment of HBC Radio's "Morning Newspaper Sakurai"! Thank you!

Friday, March 21, 2025 On Thursday, March 20th, during the broadcast of HBC Radio's "Morning Newspaper Sakurai," Mitsue Kimura's "Mi-yan's Let's Eat All of Hokkaido!" segment featured a report on the Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association's 20th anniversary celebration. [...]

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  • March 19, 2025

Mr. Yotsuji, the key figure behind Hokuryu becoming the "village of sunflowers," gives a lecture at Hokuryu Junior High School. "I hope the tradition of 'Sunflowers of the World' will be passed on." [Kita Sorachi Shimbun]

On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet site run by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), published an article titled "Mr. Yotsutsuji, the key figure behind Hokuryu becoming a 'Sunflower Village,' gives a lecture at Hokuryu Junior High School. 'Sunflowers of the World' [...]"

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  • March 12, 2025

“20 years since the revival of the "mythical beans": Hokuryu "Kurosengoku Business Cooperative" holds commemorative ceremony. The association's president says, "We will promote the appeal of these beans from a more diverse perspective." [Kita Sorachi Shimbun]

On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet site operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), posted an article titled, "20 Years Since the Revival of the 'Mythical Bean', Hokuryu Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Holds Commemorative Ceremony. The Cooperative President Explains, 'We Want to Show the Charm of This Bean from a Wider Perspective...'"

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  • March 3, 2025

[Hokuryu Town offers "welfare kerosene subsidy"] Sorachi kerosene price exceeds 130 yen for the first time. Local governments also offer their own subsidies. [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

On Monday, March 3, 2025, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Kerosene in Sorachi Exceeds 130 Yen for the First Time; Local Governments Offer Their Own Subsidies" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, run by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo). The article was published on February 28th. [...]

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