Giant snowdrifts have led to challenges that have dented profits and raised safety concerns. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Niseko is riding a wave of increased global popularity, supported by the opening of new fancy resorts and eateries over the ...

“I was born in Niigata Prefecture and know snow quality very well. My hometown is close to Nozawa Onsen (a ski resort on Japan’s Honshu island) that has been battered by snow this year ...

particularly suitable for professional ski training. Its "Erguokui" trail is renowned as one of the steepest off-piste runs in Asia.

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers. By Kiuko Notoya and Mike Ives Kiuko Notoya reported from Tokyo. Ski resorts ...

Combining artificial snowmaking with natural snowfall, the resort offers a variety of ski trails across all difficulty levels, earning it the reputation as the "Southern Snow Paradise".

More and more foreign visitors are getting lost and buried in avalanches while skiing in Aomori. Read more at ...

The resort has remained a popular winter destination with about 60,000 visitors to its ski slopes last year. But this year, the resort will only be able to open two of its 14 ski runs since only ...