Investigative sources have said that the mother believes her daughter was previously involved in a violent incident with Ura, who lived in Eniwa, adjacent to Sapporo.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/04/japan/headless-murder-video/

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto, who has been behind the city's 2030 bid, was re-elected last Sunday, but in a sign of anti-Olympic sentiment, two rival candidates who are against hosting performed strongly in the election.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/sports/update1-sapporo%27s-chances-of-landing-2030-winter-olympics-fading-sources

Unexpected construction delays and a tight labor market have made finishing the Hokkaido Shinkansen route to Sapporo by the end of the 2030 fiscal year problematic, although officials continue to say it will open on schedule.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/20/japan/society/hokkaido-shinkansen/

"Unfortunately I think that some of this has to do with the social media and some of the misinformation which spreads online," Wilkinson told Reuters in Sapporo in northern Japan, where G7 climate and energy ministers were meeting.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/japan-prime-minister-fumio-kishida-g7-meeting-ensure-safety-3421066?cid=cna_flip_070214

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks after the G-7 ministers’ meeting on climate, energy and environment in Sapporo, northern Japan, last month.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/15/lucas-secret-negotiations-nothing-new-for-john-kerry/