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  • January 6, 2025

[Agri-Fighter North Dragon (Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido) Appears!] [Special Feature] Local Heroes from Around the Country: Food and Agriculture on Our Shoulders [Japan Agricultural News]

On Monday, January 6, 2025, the Nihon Nogyo Shimbun, an internet site operated by the Nihon Nogyo Shimbun (Tokyo), published an article titled “[Special Feature] Local Heroes from Around the Country: Food and Agriculture on Our Shoulders” (dated January 1). We would like to introduce it to you.

  • December 26, 2024

Appointment of Superintendent of Education (25th) ▽ Yoshiki Tanaka (68), new member of Hokuryu Town in the Sorachi District (Iwamizawa City Board of Education) [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

On Thursday, December 26, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City) published an article titled "Election of Superintendent of Education (25th) - Yoshiki Tanaka (68), New Member of Iwamizawa City Board of Education, Hokuryu Town, Sorachi District" on the Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website (1 [...]

  • December 23, 2024

Numata, the host city of the "Three Towns Umaissho Grand Prix," won both rice and sake, becoming the first city to win two titles. Hokuryu won the soba category. [Kita Sorachi Shimbun]

On Monday, December 23, 2024, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet site operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), published an article titled "'Three Towns Umaissho Grand Prix': Numata, host city, wins rice and sake, becoming the first city to win both, while Hokuryu wins the soba division." (1 [...]

  • December 16, 2024

[Former Mayor Yutaka Sano, listed at the top] Governor's Award (Page R6) Hokkaido Social Contribution Award, Municipal Autonomy Merit Award (Published December 13, 2024) (PDF 163KB) [Hokkaido Prefectural Government]

On Monday, December 16, 2024, the Hokkaido Prefectural Government website posted the "Governor's Awards (Page R6) / Hokkaido Social Contribution Award" section, titled "Municipal Government Meritorious Contributions (Announced December 13, 2024) (PDF 163KB)" [...]

  • December 12, 2024

[Starting with Hokuryu Town] A Filipino family from Rumoi visits all 179 cities, towns and villages in Hokkaido over a two-year period. Their message spreads on social media, drawing attention from overseas. [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

On Thursday, December 12, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Hokkaido Shimbun Digital," an internet site run by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo). The article read, "A Filipino family from Rumoi visits all 179 cities and towns in Hokkaido over two years, spreading the word on social media and receiving a positive response from overseas."

  • December 12, 2024

[Last year, Hokuryu Town also provided free "Sunflower Rice"] [Kitami City, Hokkaido] Grill meat in the bitter cold at the "2025 Kitami Severe Cold Yakiniku Festival"! An event gathering meat lovers from all over Japan [@nifty News]

On Thursday, December 12, 2024, @nifty News, an internet site operated by Nifty Corporation (Tokyo), posted an article titled, “[Kitami City, Hokkaido] Grill meat in the extreme cold at the ‘2025 Kitami Severe Cold Yakiniku Festival’! Meat lovers from all over the country […]