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2024

  • August 13, 2024

Hokuryu Town and Hokkaido Information University Sign Comprehensive Agreement! In an era where universities are expected to collaborate with local communities

On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, from 11:00 AM on Tuesday, August 6, Hokuryu Town (Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki) and Hokkaido Information University (President Jun Nishihira) signed a comprehensive agreement. The signing ceremony was held in the reception room on the first floor of the Hokuryu Town Health Center.

  • August 13, 2024

Kenichi Suzuki, Director General of the Sorachi Regional Development Bureau, gave a lecture entitled "What we expect from agriculture in Hokuryu Town in the future" and held an opinion exchange session.

On August 5th (Monday), from 4:00 PM, we will be inviting Kenichi Suzuki, Director of the Hokkaido Sorachi Regional Development Bureau, to give a lecture to young farmers in Hokuryu Town and hold a discussion with them at the Hokuryu Town commercial revitalization facility, COCOWA.

  • August 13, 2024

Rice ears heading towards ripening

Tuesday, August 13, 2024: Rice plants photosynthesize in sunlight, storing starch in the endosperm and accumulating nutrients. As the rice matures, it plumps up and becomes heavy. As it begins to droop, the rice plants work towards producing delicious rice. […]