{"id":28293,"date":"2023-01-10T06:38:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T21:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/?p=28293"},"modified":"2026-03-19T19:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:53:23","slug":"%e5%8c%97%e7%ab%9c%e7%94%ba%e3%83%bb%e4%bd%90%e9%87%8e%e8%b1%8a-%e7%94%ba%e9%95%b7%e3%83%bb1%e6%9c%886%e6%97%a5%ef%bc%88%e9%87%91%ef%bc%89%e6%96%b0%e5%b9%b4%e4%ba%a4%e7%a4%bc%e4%bc%9a%e5%b9%b4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/28293\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Yutaka Sano of Hokuryu Town, January 6th (Friday) New Year&#039;s greeting party New Year&#039;s message: &quot;I hope that Hokuryu Town will become a town rich in spirit.&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, January 10, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A New Year&#039;s reception was held at the Hokuryu Town Assembly Hall on Friday, January 6th, and Mayor Yutaka Sano gave a New Year&#039;s greeting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipOm-tWs6kzVk87eFnOrycaGe1H9hnz0m0j9uAwpzZxXNXcfiYtNAsNjoK-rU-d4UQ\/photo\/AF1QipOQa12DwZb5QA_lAmzMOVKsZmEtzJflUUtUoSw?key=cnpaVFJwU1R1aU1xZV93OGl5ZXJMZlJRbXM1UVdR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AL9nZEV4mNCi-VOAswR6S2M6I_DuBlaD7ueAHBuJWS74-DIoTSYkc_rtWUXqU6jf-x9L7-gZbOvFm0129C2YVWK8IdmMs1G3AzY86cWLgtRavqpCY_SbePXlGTLYssKMp2C5vllPgEcW0zwxJXGlfeksUF5I=w2000-h1333-no?authuser=0\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"\u4f50\u91ce\u753a\u9577\u5e74\u982d\u3054\u6328\u62f6\" class=\"size-full\" data-no-translation=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greetings from the long-time head of Sano Town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&quot;happy new year.<br \/>\nWe would like to express our heartfelt congratulations to you and your family on celebrating a bright new year.<\/p>\n<p>We are living in difficult times with the rise in crude oil prices and commodity prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the situation in Ukraine, but I believe that we will overcome these difficulties and create a society filled with smiles.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with each new year, we raise our hopes and dreams and renew our resolve to work hard to make them come true. I hope that each of your dreams will come true.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#039;s zodiac sign is the rabbit. I am also a man born in this year&#039;s year for the sixth time. I would like to introduce some of my favorite sayings.<br \/>\n\u3000<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&quot;The Spirit of Forgiveness&quot; by Fuyuji Domon<\/strong>\uff1a<br \/>\nIt is said that we need to think from the other person&#039;s perspective and have a forgiving heart.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&quot;Forgetting oneself and benefiting others&quot; by Jakucho Setouchi<\/strong>\uff1a<br \/>\nIt is important to sacrifice yourself to serve those around you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&quot;Beautiful towns do not exist from the beginning&quot; - Ethnologist Kunio Yanagita<\/strong>\uff1a<br \/>\nA town is beautiful because there are people who want to make it beautiful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u3000<br \/>\nThis is my favorite saying.<br \/>\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<br \/>\nOur role and job is to ensure that the townspeople can live in peace and to work for their happiness.<\/p>\n<p>It is precisely because these are difficult times that I hope that you will have a strong sense of responsibility as town hall employees and that we will make Hokuryu a town with a rich heart. I also hope that you will all spread your wings and soar high.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This year, we will have elections for town council members, and this will be the last year of my third term. I sincerely hope that 2023 will be a year of great progress for Hokuryu Town and all of its staff, and I would like to conclude my New Year&#039;s address with this message,&quot; said Mayor Yutaka Sano in his New Year&#039;s address.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipOm-tWs6kzVk87eFnOrycaGe1H9hnz0m0j9uAwpzZxXNXcfiYtNAsNjoK-rU-d4UQ\/photo\/AF1QipObAXR2M7TlzD7RSqZyDhbY22qABB-p8vmFrtU?key=cnpaVFJwU1R1aU1xZV93OGl5ZXJMZlJRbXM1UVdR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AL9nZEVoupBXLl_1DzWVESz5DCCjFlWM02ybCJ8KzH7ePl3oSbZSDZlokDekbL0XdzKx5LGBZ89KRjPqtGtBb0tPNUcY8mHqCoUX7A6V9VLM1uuZB5fpI8qc8qk9RwUZSeuMXU10zB49ClpDCkiBb0dZIZvr=w2000-h1333-no?authuser=1\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"\u65b0\u5e74\u4ea4\u793c\u4f1a\uff20\u5317\u7adc\u753a\u8b70\u5834\u306b\u3066\" class=\"size-full\" data-no-translation=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Year&#039;s reception @ Hokuryu Town Assembly Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We hope that 2023, the Year of the Rabbit, will be a bright and successful year!<\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"site-blogcard-premium\">\n            <div class=\"bc-label-custom\">Related articles<\/div>\n            <div class=\"bc-flex-container\">\n                <div class=\"bc-main-text\">\n                    <div class=\"bc-title-link-box\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/28143\/\" target=\"_blank\">Happy New Year, Reiwa 5, Mayor Yutaka Sano of Hokuryu Town<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"bc-excerpt-box\">January 1, 2023 (Sunday) New Year&#039;s Greetings Hokuryu Town Mayor, Yutaka Sano [caption id=&quot;&quot; align=&quot;aligncenter&quot; width...<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"bc-thumbnail-box\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/28143\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        <div class=\"bc-img-zoom-wrap\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20221220IMG_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\u8b39\u8cc0\u65b0\u5e74 \u4ee4\u548c\uff15\u5e74\u30fb\u5317\u7adc\u753a \u4f50\u91ce\u8c4a \u753a\u9577\" class=\"skip-lazy\" loading=\"eager\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<p>\u25c7 noboru &amp; ikuko<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\uff12\uff10\uff12\uff13\u5e74\uff11\u6708\uff11\uff10\u65e5\uff08\u706b\uff09 \u5e74\u660e\u3051\uff11\u6708\uff16\u65e5\uff08\u91d1\uff09\u306b\u65b0\u5e74\u4ea4\u793c\u4f1a\u304c\u5317\u7adc\u753a\u8b70\u5834\u306b\u3066\u884c\u308f\u308c\u3001\u4f50\u91ce\u8c4a\u753a\u9577\u306e\u5e74\u982d\u306e\u3054\u6328\u62f6\u3092\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 \u300c\u660e\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002 \u3054\u5bb6\u65cf\u63c3\u3063\u3066\u8f1d\u304b\u3057\u3044\u65b0\u5e74\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u3089\u308c\u307e [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sano-yutaka-formermayor","category-hokuryu-town"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71811,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28293\/revisions\/71811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}