Feature Articles
  • March 17, 2026

The National Government's "Regional Revitalization 2.0" Initiative and the Challenges of Hokuryu Town, with a Population of 1,553 (September 2025 - February 2026)

On March 17, 2026 (Tuesday), Hokuryu Town in Hokkaido was selected for a grant project worth approximately 1.9 billion yen, one of the largest in the nation, under the national "Regional Revitalization 2.0" program. This small town of 1,553 people will transform the entire town into a single business entity called "Himawari Ho..."

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Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association
  • March 17, 2026

We are pleased to announce the opening of a new store! ✨ On Tuesday, March 17th, "Ryusai," a restaurant offering authentic Chinese cuisine and carefully prepared Japanese dishes, will open in the Ryusei area along Prefectural Road 94 leading to Mashike! 🏮🥢 [Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association, Yuto Sakai]

March 17, 2026 (Tuesday) View this post on Instagram Post shared by Hokuryu Town Sunflower Tourism Association 🌻 (@sunflower_hokuryu)

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Activity report from Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki of Hokuryu Town
  • March 16, 2026

Mizuho Co., Ltd.'s Dense Seedling Journey 2026, First Shipment | Nanatsuboshi Cultivation Record: The First Brushstroke Towards Abundance Painted on a Snowfield

On March 16, 2026 (Monday), the record-keeping of a year-long rice cultivation project using the "Dense Seedling Nanatsuboshi" variety began on March 14 (Saturday) at Mizuho Co., Ltd., an agricultural corporation in Hokuryu Town (President and CEO: Masami Komatsu). The project covers over 100 hectares of fields. […]

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