Expressing gratitude to Hokuryu through online communication; a man diagnosed with dementia moves to Hokuryu and begins a new life [Hokkaido Shimbun Evening Edition, Personal Stories]

June 16, 2020
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

The Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper published an article titled "Spreading gratitude to Hokuryu online (Hokuryu Town community supporters Terauchi Noboru and Ikuko)" in the "Stories from People and Things" section of its evening edition (Hokkaido edition) on Monday, June 8th.

Reporter Tan Yano of the Hokkaido Shimbun Fukagawa branch interviewed the Terauchi couple about their feelings of gratitude towards Hokuryu Town, marking 10 years since they moved there.

<Storytelling> Gratitude to Hokuryu spreads online; Mr. and Mrs. Terauchi move to Hokuryu with dementia and find a "second life"; "Sunflower Village" sparks popularity

　
The full article can be read in the online edition of The Hokkaido Shimbun (to log in, you must apply for an online membership or a passport (free)).
　

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Expressing gratitude to Hokuryu through online communication; a man diagnosed with dementia moves to Hokuryu and begins a new life [Hokkaido Shimbun Evening Edition, Personal Stories]

The Michishita family moved from Ishikawa Prefecture to Hokuryu Town in Hokkaido, where the family still runs a rice farm. [Michishita Daiki, Member of the House of Representatives]

Putting hope into sunflower seeds [IORI-JOURNAL, Yuji Murakami, CEO of Iori Co., Ltd.]

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