FEATURE: Warming winters, rising costs threaten school skating in northern Japan

Kyodo News · KYODO NEWS · 2026-11-04 22:41 UTC

The longstanding tradition of teaching children to skate in the northern Japanese city of Obihiro is under threat as warmer winters and rising costs force schools to reconsider lessons that have long been part of local life.

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