Overview
- Hokkaido decided to require Nippon Ecology to promptly submit findings from a soil-contamination survey for the planned site near Kushiro Wetland.
- The prefecture instructed the developer to keep construction suspended until the soil checks are completed and results are reviewed.
- Prefectural officials arranged to call company executives to the Hokkaido government office to convey the demand and press for early submission.
- The Agency for Cultural Affairs plans to dispatch staff to inspect the site and assess potential impacts on protected species such as the red‑crowned crane.
- The case has drawn wider scrutiny as about 20% of the project interest was reported sold to a Singapore‑linked investor and a Kushiro ordinance has coincided with no new local solar filings.