The Red Brick Bulletin (Akarenga Tsushin)

 

In October 2009, the International Affairs Division of the Hokkaido Government began publishing an electronic newsletter called The Red Brick Bulletin (Akarenga Tsushin) in Korean and Chinese.The Red Brick Bulletin informs readers about Hokkaido by covering topics ranging from history and daily life to tourist attractions and cuisine. In November 2010, the Coordinator for International Relations from Canada working in the International Affairs Division of the Hokkaido Government put together the first English publication of The Red Brick Bulletin. Reflecting the writer’s perspective and experience, the English version draws connections mainly between Hokkaido and Canada, while focusing primarily on the province of Alberta with which Hokkaido has shared friendship and affiliation since 1980. However, the English version also aims to explore ties which Hokkaido shares beyond Canada, endeavouring to inform readers in English-speaking regions around the world!

 

*To meet the editor of your favourite issues, please click on the links below.

 

Issues 1 - 11 (John Shigeo McNie)

Issue 12- (Holly Long) 

Issue 13 (Holly Long)

 

*To see your favourite issues, please click on the links below.

 

Fall 2012 - Issue 12 (Pages 1-2)

 (Uploaded 30 October 2012)

Contents:

Autumn in Hokkaido, with events and seasonal recipe

A Town With a View, Higashikawa

 

Summer/Fall 2012 - Issue 11 (Pages 1 - 4)

 (Uploaded 27 July 2012)
Contents:

Canada Place hosts Canada Day in Hokkaido

2012 Tour de Hokkaido (UIC event)

Special Feature - Highlights of some of John Shigeo McNie's uniquely Hokkaido experiences

Hokkaido Quiz

 

Spring/Summer 2012 - Issue 10 (Pages 1 - 2)

 (Uploaded 27 April 2012)

Contents:

Hokkaido's thriving Cheese Industry

A City Close to Home - Iwamizawa (twinned with Pocatello, Idaho, USA; Canby, Oregon, USA)

Brits in Hokkaido - Impressions of a Brit living in Iwamizawa

 

Winter/Spring 2012 - Issue 9 (Pages 1 - 2)

 (Uploaded 28 February 2012)

 Contents:

Winter in Hokkaido Part IV: Ski Jumping and Speed Skating

A City Close to Home - Nayoro (twinned with Lindsay in City of Kawarhta Lakes, Ontario, Canada; Dolinsk, Sakhalin, Russia)

Canadians in Hokkaido - Impressions of a Canadian living in Nayoro

 

Fall/Winter 2011 - Issue 8 (Pages 1 - 4)

 (Uploaded 25 November 2011)

 Contents:

Special Feature - Hokkaido/Alberta High School Student Exchange Program

Canadians in Hokkaido - Impressions of Hokkaido/Alberta High School Student Exchange Program 2011 participants from Alberta placed in different regions of Hokkaido (twinned with Alberta, Canada)

 

Summer/Fall 2011 - Issue 7 (Pages 1 - 2)

 (Uploaded 29 August 2011)

 Contents:

A Region Close to Home - Okhotsk (nine muncipalities twinned with others around the world)

New Zealanders in Hokkaido - Impressions of a New Zealander living in Engaru (twinned with Franche-Compte, Jura, Moirans-en-Montagne, France; Bastos, Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Canadians in Hokkaido - Impressions of a Canadian living in Abashiri (twinned with Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada)

 

Spring/Summer 2011 - Issue 6 (Pages 1 - 2)

(Uploaded 27 May 2011)

 Contents:

Special Feature - Post-disaster relief efforts in Hokkaido and Massachusetts, USA (twinned with the prefecture of Hokkaido) 

 

March 2011 - Issue 5 (Pages 1 - 2)

(Uploaded 28 February 2011)

 Contents:

Winter in Hokkaido Part III: The Red Brick Snowman

The Red Brick Building

A City Close to Home - Sapporo (twinned with Portland, Oregon, USA; Munich, Bavaria, Germany; Shenyang, Liaoning, China; Novosibirsk, Novisibirsk, Russia; Daejeon, Chungnam, South Korea)

Canadians in Hokkaido - Impressions of a Canadian living in Sapporo

 

February 2011 - Issue 4 (Pages 1 - 2)

(Uploaded 27 January 2011)

 Contents:

Winter in Hokkaido Part II: Winter Events

A Town Close to Home - Tokoro (twinned with Barrhead, Alberta, Canada)

Canadians in Hokkaido - Impressions of a Canadian living in Tokoro

 

January 2011 - Issue 3 (Pages 1 - 2)

(Uploaded 27 December 2010)

 Contents:

Winter in Hokkaido Part I: Skiing and Snowboarding

A City Close to Home - Takikawa (twinned with Springfield, Massachusetts, USA)

Americans in Hokkaido - Impressions of an American living in Takikawa

 

December 2010 - Issue 2 (Pages 1 - 2)

(Uploaded 29 November 2010)

 Contents:

Regional Leaders International Forum in Hokkaido held in Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Friendship and Affiliation between Hokkaido and Alberta (Canada)

Kanji and Kotoba Corner - Japanese scripts

A Town Close to Home - Shikaoi (twinned with Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada)

Canadians in Hokkaido - Impressions of a Canadian living in Shikaoi

 

November 2010 - Issue 1 (Pages 1 - 2)

(Uploaded 29 October 2010)

 Contents:

Introduction of The Red Brick Bulletin

Kanji and Kotoba Corner - Meaning of ‘‘kanji’’ and ‘‘kotoba’’

A Prefecture Close to Home - Hokkaido (twinned with Alberta, Canada;  Massachusetts, USA; Heilongjiang, China; Sakhalin, Russia; Gyeongsangnamdo, Republic of Korea; Seoul Special City, Republic of Korea)

Canadians in Hokkaido - Impressions of a Canadian living in Hokkaido