• August 21, 2020

Wind-fallen trees: A larch tree that was blown down by the recent strong winds. The tree on the right was one whose roots were cut off when the road was being built. [Shizenshita, Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Friday, August 21, 2020 View this post on Instagram # Wind-Falled Trees These larch trees were blown down by the recent strong winds. The tree on the right was one whose roots were cut down when a road was being built. We try to avoid cutting down trees to build a road as much as possible. […]

  • August 19, 2020

Ryoji Kikura (former president of Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative) Food Safety and Security Cannot Be Ensured (Hokkaido Shimbun, page 6, August 19, 2020 morning edition, Wednesday discussion section, "What are the impacts of the Seed and Seedlings Act amendments?")

On Thursday, August 19, 2020, the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper published a Wednesday discussion column on page 6 (morning edition, August 19, 2020) titled "What are the effects of the Seed and Seedlings Act amendments?". Ryoji Kikura, a resident of Hokuryu Town (former president of Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative), commented, "Food safety and security cannot be guaranteed. [...]