January 1, 2026 ㊗️ New Year's Greetings from Nakamura Shoichi, Chairman of the Hokuryu Town Council Happy New Year. I hope that all of our townspeople have welcomed the New Year of Reiwa 8 in good health and well-being, along with their families.
On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, the Kita Sorachi Shimbun, an internet website operated by the Kita Sorachi Shimbun Company (Fukagawa City), published an article titled "Putting Elementary School Students' Ideas into Town Development: Hokuryu's 'Children's Parliament': Sixth Graders Serve as Council Members for a Day" (dated December 17).
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Sharp Questions on Hokuryu Town Development: 11 Shinryu Elementary School 6th Graders Attend Children's Assembly" on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital. The article was published on December 15.
Friday, December 12, 2025 On Thursday, December 11, the "2025 Hokuryu Town Children's Assembly" opened in the snow-covered Hokuryu Town Assembly Hall. Eleven sixth-graders from Shinryu Elementary School gave a sharp discussion on the town's challenges, including ski resort utilization, brown bear countermeasures, and accommodations.
On Friday, June 20, 2025, a celebration was held for former Hokuryu Town Council Chairman Moriaki Tanaka (88 years old) to receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays. He was recognized for his many years of contributions to local government, youth group activities, and efforts to promote the community. He received congratulatory gifts from the representatives of the organizers and the mayor.
Friday, February 14, 2025 From 3:00 PM on Wednesday, February 12, the Hokuryu Town Council held a "Council Report Session & Council Cafe" in the multipurpose space of COCOWA, the Hokuryu Town Commercial Revitalization Facility. Town residents and council members […]
On Monday, February 17, 2025, the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Problems and ideas abound: Hokuryu Town Council exchanges opinions with townspeople" (dated February 14th) on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital. [...]
January 1, 2025 (National Holiday) New Year's Greetings Message from Nakamura Shoichi, Chairman of the Hokuryu Town Council I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all townspeople for welcoming the New Year of Reiwa 7 in good health and well-being, along with their families. Last year, from New Year's Day onwards, […]
On Sunday, February 4, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo) website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, published an article titled "Newcomer Sasaki Wins Hokuryu Town Mayoral Election," which we would like to share with you. [...]
On Friday, January 19, 2024, an article titled "Hokkaido News," an internet site operated by Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (HTB, Sapporo), titled "With three out of eight seats vacant, the local assembly is on the brink of collapse. What will happen in the by-election? A microcosm of local assemblies..." was published.
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo) website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, published an article titled "Hokuryu Town Council By-election: Three candidates elected without a vote" (dated January 9). We would like to share this with you. [...]
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 ◇
On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo) website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, published an article titled "Hokuryu Town Council By-Election Notice: Three Candidates File for Three Vacancies" (dated January 9th). We would like to share this with you.
On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo) website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital, published an article titled "Hokuryu Town Council By-Election Announced on the 9th, Likely to End Without Voting" (dated January 8). We would like to share this with you. [...]
On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo) published an article titled "2023 Sorachi Major News" (dated December 29th) on its website, Hokkaido Shimbun Digital. We would like to introduce it to you. [...]
January 1, 2024 (Monday) New Year's Greetings Message from Nakamura Shoichi, Chairman of the Hokuryu Town Council I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all residents of Hokuryu Town who are welcoming the New Year of Reiwa 6 in good health and well-being, along with their families. This year is the Year of the Dragon, and […]
On Wednesday, December 20, 2023, the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper (Sapporo) published an article titled "Three camps attend briefing session for Hokuryu Town Council by-election, likely no votes cast" (dated December 20). Please be advised that […]
Friday, December 15, 2023 ◇
Thursday, December 14, 2023: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo) published an article titled "Three vacancies in Hokuryu Town Council by-election" on its website on December 13th. We would like to share this with you.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023