Wakkanai (Japanese: 稚内市; -shi, Ainu: Yam Wakka Nay) is a city located in Soya, Hokkaido. It is the capital of Soya Subprefecture and the northernmost city in Japan. Jump to: navigation, search The Ainu language (Ainu: ã¢ã¤ã ã¤ã¿ã°, aynu itak; Japanese: ã¢ã¤ãèª, ainu-go) is spoken by the Ainu ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. ... This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Soya subprefecture (宗谷) is located at the north tip of Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hokkaido listen? (åæµ·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 42,686 and the density of 56.11 persons per km². As of 2000, the total area of the city is 760.80 km². Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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, 1949. Jump to: navigation, search April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
The 46-year-old mother, a part-time hospital worker, was stabbed to death at her house in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, by the friend acting at the request of the son.
WAKKANAI, Hokkaido -- A boy under arrest for hiring a friend to murder his mother at their home here has told his defense lawyer that he had held a grudge against his mother for defending his father after he walked out.
WAKKANAI, Hokkaido -- A high school boy under arrest for conspiring with a friend to murder his mother has told police that he had promised to pay 300,000 yen to the accomplice for carrying out the crime, police said.