Mayor Kazunori Tanaka of Imobeushi, who continued to sow seeds for town revitalization, passes away. "He was a man of conviction." [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website, operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo), has published an article (dated June 30th) entitled "Mayor Tanaka Kazunori of Imobeushi, who continued to sow the seeds of town revitalization, passes away: 'He was a man who stuck to his beliefs.'" We would like to introduce this article to you.

The article states, "Even the heads of the local governments in Kita-Sorachi expressed their regret. Mayor Yasuhiro Sasaki (68) of Hokuryu Town, who was a classmate of Mr. Abe at Fukagawa Nishi High School and was in the same soft tennis club as him, said, "I was surprised because I had heard through a LINE message that he was improving. He was pursuing an election that cost no money, where he was chosen by his words and policies. He was a man who stuck to his beliefs."

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