MONTH

August 2024

  • 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 26, 2024

Sunflowers sparkling in the forest at night projected by Hokkaido University of Information Science students in Hokuryu [Manabun Digital]

On Monday, August 26, 2024, the online version of the Hokkaido Shimbun Children's Newspaper Manabun, an internet site operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo City), published an article titled "Sunflowers Sparkling in a Forest at Night: Projected by Hokkaido University of Information Science Students in Hokuryu." [...]