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2024

Topics surrounding the town
  • 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."

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Topics surrounding the town
  • 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 […]

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Activity report from Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki of Hokuryu Town
  • December 11, 2024

Ceremony to present letters of appreciation to those who cooperated in responding to the Numata Dam water supply pipe irrigation channel leak accident - With gratitude to the 18 companies that saved local farmers!

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 A ceremony to present letters of appreciation to those who cooperated in the response to the Numata Dam water supply pipe leak accident was held on Thursday, December 5th from 3:30 PM in Conference Room 1 on the second floor of the Hokuryu Town Government Building. Details of the accident (source: Hokkaido […]

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Explore the charms of Hokuryu Town
  • December 10, 2024

Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki explores the charms of Hokuryu Town [December 2024] The excitement of junior high and elementary school students who work hard and have fun, and the great sincerity of the townspeople, with boundless love, gratitude, and prayers

On Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 and Thursday, December 5th, Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki visited Hokuryu Town in December. Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki’s visit to Hokuryu Town [December 2024] This time, we visited the Best Friend Match Shikoku 2024 Junior High School […]

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Hokuryu Town Welfare Association for the Physically Disabled
  • December 9, 2024

The Hokuryu Town Physical Disability Welfare Association will be hosting a "Gorokke Tournament" and "Social Gathering"! Everyone can enjoy themselves together in a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere.

Monday, December 9, 2024 From 2:00 PM on Monday, December 2, the Hokuryu Town Physical Disability Welfare Association (Chairman: Yoshiharu Yamashita) hosted the "Gorokke Tournament" at the Hokuryu Town Senior Citizens Welfare Center. After the tournament, the venue was moved to a restaurant […]

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JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch
  • December 9, 2024

JA Kitasorachi is preparing approximately 2,400 tons of rice for export in 2024, most of which will be used by Sushiro restaurants in Asia. 🍣 [JA Kitasorachi]

On Monday, December 9, 2024, the Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative (JA Kitasorachi) posted on its Facebook page, “Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative (JA Kitasorachi),” that “JA Kitasorachi will use approximately 2.4 million tonnes of rice from the 2024 harvest for export.

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