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Hokkaido District 3: Takagi Hirotoshi’s election confirmed.

In Hokkaido’s 3rd district, former Liberal Democratic Party member Hirotoshi Takagi has secured his election…

16.02.2026 1 minute

House of Representatives Election Hokkaido District 1: Voting and Counting on the 8th; Final Day of Winter Campaign Heats Up

The House of Representatives election campaign reached its final day on the 7th. Here is…

16.02.2026 1 minute

“Where Global Warming is Headed”

On the 18th at 6:00 PM, at the Hokkaido Jichiro Kaikan (Kita 6, Nishi 7,…

16.02.2026 2 minutes

Breaking News: Incumbent Liberal Democratic Party candidate Jun Mukaiyama confirmed elected in Hokkaido’s 8th district in House of Representatives election.

He secured his second term by defeating incumbent candidate Seiji Ohsaka from the Centrist Reform…

16.02.2026 2 minutes

BREAKING: Incumbent Yuji Nakamura of the Liberal Democratic Party Secures Election in Hokkaido District 4, House of Representatives Election

He has secured his sixth term, defeating three other candidates including incumbent Momiji Ōzuki of…

16.02.2026 2 minutes

University of Science’s artificial satellite to launch into space on the 3rd night, co-produced with a high school in Nagano, to be streamed via video.

A satellite jointly produced by Hokkaido University of Science and a high school in Nagano…

03.02.2026 2 minutes

Male body found offshore in Shiriyaki.

SHIRIUCHI — Around 5:30 a.m. on the 2nd, a man who had come fishing reported…

03.02.2026 3 minutes

【Explanation】JR Reduced Train Services: Rapid Airport and Hakodate Lines, Early Final Trains Due to Nighttime Snow Removal in Hokkaido

On the Chitose Line, 1 to 3 trains per hour will be canceled. The Rapid…

03.02.2026 3 minutes

Midwinter election call causes confusion among voters in Ishikari region; focus on measures against high prices, economic issues, and agricultural support.

On the 19th, when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi officially announced the dissolution of the House…

20.01.2026 1 minute

Snow Sculpture Preparations for Sapporo Snow Festival Progressing Smoothly, Organizing Committee Conducts Midpoint Check

In preparation for the “76th Sapporo Snow Festival” to be held from February 4th to…

20.01.2026 2 minutes