A JR express train was filled to 60-percent capacity when it left Sapporo Station for Shimukappu in the central part of ...

Perhaps following her own advice, Tsui next became an avid snowboarder and frequently visits the Japanese resort of Niseko in Hokkaido, where the 51-year-old now has a holiday home. Here ...

“The coronavirus crisis has made it much clearer.” It relocated to Hokkaido’s Niseko from Tokyo’s posh Daikanyama district in 2020. The company’s factory, restaurant and resort facility ...

Ski resorts are one after another being forced to shut down due to financial difficulties caused by declining visitor numbers ...

A record influx of overseas visitors has descended on the famed Niseko ski resort on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, driving food and other costs to exorbitant heights, to the concern of ...

Niseko ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan. YANG WEI / FOR CHINA DAILY Many ski resorts in Japan are facing difficulty in staying open. As the number of domestic skiers and snowboarders declines ...