[New Development Plan at the Foot of Mt. Yotei] A New Development Plan Is Underway in the Tatsumi District of Kutchan Town, Where Unauthorized Development Was Discovered. At a Residents' Briefing, Harsh Voices Were Raised Asking, "Who Will Take Responsibility for the Damage to the Forest?" The New Developer, Who Took over the Land, Says, "We Want to Continue Explaining Things to the residents." <Kutchan Town, Hokkaido>

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In 2025, an unauthorized development project in Kutchan Town, Shiribeshi, was discovered and subsequently cancelled. Now, another developer planning development in the same location held a briefing session for residents on September 3rd. In June 2025, it was discovered that forests had been cut down without permission since at least 2023 in the Tatsumi district of Kutchan Town, at the foot of Mount Yotei, and that construction of two large house…