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Levanaga Owner Ogawa Directly Interviewed: “A Good Team, My Pride” After Doubling Personnel Costs—What’s the Future of the Team and the New Arena Plan?

Levanaga Owner Ogawa Directly Interviewed: “A Good Team, My Pride” After Doubling Personnel Costs—What’s the Future of the Team and the New Arena Plan?

This season, Levanga Hokkaido recorded the highest winning percentage in club history. We spoke directly…
07.06.2026 4 minutes
Delicate Seaweed: The “Forests” of the Ocean Are Shrinking Due to Global Environmental Change

Delicate Seaweed: The “Forests” of the Ocean Are Shrinking Due to Global Environmental Change

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07.06.2026 2 minutes
The YOSAKOI Soran Festival opens on the 10th with 275 teams from Hokkaido and beyond.

The YOSAKOI Soran Festival opens on the 10th with 275 teams from Hokkaido and beyond.

The 35th YOSAKOI Soran Festival (organized by the executive committee and others) will open on…
07.06.2026 2 minutes
Sapporo budgets for land survey as it moves to renovate Satozuka Funeral Hall; a leading candidate site emerges.

Sapporo budgets for land survey as it moves to renovate Satozuka Funeral Hall; a leading candidate site emerges.

The city of Sapporo plans to renovate the Satzuka Crematorium, a municipal crematorium, due to…
07.06.2026 2 minutes
Two cars collide at an intersection, injuring two women in their 50s and 70s; possibly a T-bone accident in Kitami City, Hokkaido.

Two cars collide at an intersection, injuring two women in their 50s and 70s; possibly a T-bone accident in Kitami City, Hokkaido.

At around 5:30 p.m. on June 5, two cars collided at an intersection in Kitami…
07.06.2026 1 minute
“Wonderful, isn’t it?” Wrapped in a sweet and refreshing fragrance, the Maruseppu Wisteria Festival bustles with tourists from early morning.

“Wonderful, isn’t it?” Wrapped in a sweet and refreshing fragrance, the Maruseppu Wisteria Festival bustles with tourists from early morning.

At the Maruseppu Wisteria Garden in Engaru Town, approximately 200 wisteria plants are in full…
07.06.2026 4 minutes
Northern Territories grave visits remain uncertain; ocean and aerial memorial services to be held as former islanders’ average age exceeds 90… reducing burden on participants.

Northern Territories grave visits remain uncertain; ocean and aerial memorial services to be held as former islanders’ average age exceeds 90… reducing burden on participants.

Amid the ongoing suspension of visits to ancestral graves in the Northern Territories, the Chishima…
07.06.2026 4 minutes
Support for the needy: “Respect their individuality” — NPO director from Kitakyushu gives lecture in Sapporo

Support for the needy: “Respect their individuality” — NPO director from Kitakyushu gives lecture in Sapporo

An event titled “Housing Support and Accompaniment-Based Assistance,” exploring ways to support people in financial…
07.06.2026 1 minute
Blind Sports in the Darkness

Blind Sports in the Darkness

Since I was little, I have always loved to move my body, but the only…
07.06.2026 1 minute
People dancing Yosakoi pick up trash at Odori Park in Sapporo.

People dancing Yosakoi pick up trash at Odori Park in Sapporo.

On the 6th, dancers participating in the festival picked up trash at Odori Park, the…
07.06.2026 1 minute