Particle.news
Download on the App Store
66 ARTICLES
·
1h ago

Hokkaido Communities Adjust Plans on Heritage, Defense Buildup, and Disaster Prep

Local leaders and residents are recalibrating deadlines, funding and staffing expectations as national missile deployments ripple through towns and private donors bolster evacuation capacity.

Image
Image
Image
Image

Overview

  • Muroran formally extended by three years the seismic-design deadline for the former Etomo Elementary circular building, with the preservation group planning a January 2027 crowdfunding drive to cover a roughly ¥9 million shortfall of the about ¥14 million cost.
  • Kamifurano’s mayor told the town assembly that the Ground Self-Defense Force garrison is expected to add about 100 personnel tied to the planned stand-off missile deployment.
  • Renewable-energy firm Machiokoshi Energy donated 500 plywood beds, valued at around ¥7 million, to Akkeshi for use in evacuation shelters on September 17.
  • Students at Oketo High spearheaded a manga booklet to promote the school and support enrollment, collaborating with Kitami-based cartoonist Tomata Tagawa.
  • At a press event for LDP leadership contender Sanae Takaichi, the session moderator, lawmaker Hitoshi Kikkawa, singled out reporters by remarks about their appearance, prompting Takaichi to apologize.