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April 2024

  • April 25, 2024

[Hokuryu Town and other municipalities] There are 744 municipalities nationwide at risk of disappearing, 117 of which are in Hokkaido. Meanwhile, Minamihoro Town in Sorachi Prefecture has the highest population growth rate. The key is to "develop a town that attracts the child-rearing generation." [Yahoo! JAPAN News] [Hokkaido Broadcasting Corporation, HBC]

On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the internet site Yahoo! JAPAN News reported an article by Hokkaido Broadcasting Corporation (HBC) titled, "744 municipalities nationwide at risk of disappearing, 117 of which are in Hokkaido... Meanwhile, the population growth rate is [...]"