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  • September 9, 2024

Watching over the rice fields until harvest - Scarecrows made by fifth graders at Shinryu Elementary School on display. Also, a tour of agricultural drones. [Kita Sorachi Shimbun]

On Monday, September 9, 2024, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet website operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), published an article titled “Watching over the rice fields until harvest: Scarecrows made by fifth graders at Shinryu Elementary School unveiled, and a tour of agricultural drones.”

  • September 4, 2024

[Practice in Hokuryu Town and other areas] Kokugakuin University begins training camp in Takikawa with the aim of achieving overall victory in the Hakone Ekiden [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Kokugakuin University begins training camp in Takikawa with the aim of achieving overall victory in the Hakone Ekiden" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, run by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo). The article was dated September 3 and stated, "Practice in Hokuryu Town and other areas." [...]

  • August 27, 2024

Hokuryu Town is a town with many elderly people who enjoy themselves and are active: The rate of elderly people (75 years old and over) is about 30%, the seventh highest in the prefecture [Hokkaido Prefectural Government Website]

On Tuesday, August 27, 2024, the Hokkaido Prefectural Government website published a report titled "Hokkaido's Elderly Population Status as of January 1, 2024" (updated August 5). This report contains information on the elderly population in all 179 municipalities in Hokkaido. In Hokuryu Town, […]

  • August 22, 2024

Hokuryu Town [Brown Bear News] A family member discovered 15cm footprints in their vegetable garden and reported them to the town hall... Vigilance continues in the surrounding area. 1,945 sightings in Hokkaido, over 220 in August alone.

On Thursday, August 22, 2024, the Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting Corporation (Sapporo) website, UHB Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, posted an article titled "Hokuryu Town [Brown Bear Breaking News] Family Discovers 15-Centimeter Footprints in Home Garden and Reports to Town Hall" […]