Iwamizawa (岩見沢市; -shi) is a city located in Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Sorachi subprefecture (空知支庁) is located Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hokkaido listen? (åŒ—æµ·é“ HokkaidÅ, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ...
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 83,768 and the density of 409.14 persons per km². The total area is 204.74 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The city was founded on April 1, 1943. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...
Hokkaido is bordered by the Sea of Japan on the west, the Sea of Okhotsk on the northeast, and the Pacific Ocean on the south and east.
Hokkaido's geographic isolation was greatly diminished through the construction of the Seikan Tunnel, for the railway, in 1988, which connected Hokkaido with Honshu.
Hokkaido Island is located at the north end of Japan, near Russia, and has coastlines on the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Pacific Ocean.
According to the “Hokkaido Bio Report 2004,” compiled by the Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, sales in FY 2003 reached 23.475 billion yen, which was an increase of 22.5% over the previous year and more than double the amount four years earlier.
The “Hokkaido Bio Report 2004 (Corporate Data Version)” is the compilation of questionnaires and interviews that the Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry conducted with 74 biotechnology companies that have head office and/or business establishments in Hokkaido and is based on answers from 65 of the 74 companies.
AIST Hokkaido has made remarkable achievements to date, including the genetic recombination of strawberries and significant increases in the content of the antibacterial protein (Laktoferrin), which is contained in minute amounts in milk.
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