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Encyclopedia > Mori, Hokkaido

Mori (森町; -machi) is a town located in Kayabe District, Oshima, Hokkaido, Japan. A town (町 chō) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Kayabe (茅部郡; -gun) is a district located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ...


On April 1, 2005, the neighboring town of Sawara merged into Mori. As of this merger, but with February 28, 2005 population data, the town has an estimated population of 19,692 and a density of 53.5 persons per km². The (post-merger) total area is 3168.27 km². April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday 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. ...


External link

  • Town website in Japanese

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Hokkaido Bureau - Parks, Sewage and Environmental Sanitation (480 words)
In Hokkaido, although public park area per capita is first in the nation, it cannot be said that there are enough parks near enough to residential areas where people feel comfortable to walk.
Hokkaido has again begun to promote sewage disposal measures because of water pollution and public health problems resulting from the unchecked flow of untreated sewage from a combination of sewage systems into drinking water for public use.
Hokkaido is positively advancing an efficient sewage disposal systems using septic tanks because in sparsely settled areas, over a short period installation expense is comparatively low and they are strongly resistant to disaster threats.
TIMEasia.com | Japan: Mori Takes the Helm | 4/17/2000 (2059 words)
Mori faces many of the same problems Obuchi did when he took office: a rigid bureaucracy, bloated public debt, an absence of transparency in government and the lack of political will to take tough measures to reform political and financial institutions.
Mori's first task will be to restore some semblance of confidence in the government and its ability to solve problems.
Mori was immediately put on a short list of three candidates, according to press reports, and was picked after several meetings on Sunday, within 24 hours of Obuchi's hospitalization.
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