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Year 2024

  • August 27, 2024

Hokuryu Town has a large number of elderly people who are enjoying themselves: The percentage of elderly people (aged 75 and over) in the latter half of their lives is approximately 30%, the seventh highest in all Hokkaido [Hokkaido Government HP].

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 The Hokkaido Government website "Status of the Elderly Population in Hokkaido, as of January 1, 2024" (updated August 5, 2012) provides information on the elderly in 179 cities, towns, and villages throughout Hokkaido. Hokuryu Town has [...].

  • August 26, 2024

Shimmering sunflowers in the forest at night, projected by students of Hokkaido University of Information Sciences, Hokuryu [Manabun Digital].

August 26, 2024 (Mon.) The article "Twinkling sunflowers in the forest at night, projected by Hokkaido University of Information Science and Technology students" appeared in Manabun Digital, the web edition of the Doshin Kodomo Shimbun Manabun, an Internet site operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo, Japan) [...].

  • August 22, 2024

Chitose "Hometown Pocket" [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital] Chitose "Hometown Pocket" poster featuring a picture by Masuda, a third grader at Hokuyo Elementary School, depicting his visit to a sunflower field in Hokuryu Town.

August 22, 2024 (Thu) The Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, an Internet site operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo), published an article (dated August 22) titled "Chitose 'Furusato Pocket': Hoyo Elementary School Third Grader Masuda's Drawing Becomes Original Poster Picture" [...].

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