Each year between mid-November and April, winter sports fans from around the world flock to Japan for the country’s renowned ...

Short-staffed ski resorts in Nagano Prefecture are increasingly relying on foreign labor, and employers are dangling free use of the winter facilities to secure enough workers for the season. The ...

TOKYO >> Hotels and restaurants in the popular Hakuba ski resort village are packed to capacity amid a surge in international tourists on the slopes, and visitors to the village are expected to grow ...

H akuba Goryu Snow Resort is in Hakuba Valley, Nagano Prefecture.After hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics, Nagano has become a well-known ski destination. Hakuba Goryu provides a fantastic ...

NAGANO, Japan -- Shiga Kogen Mountain Resort ... and a foreign-affiliated hotel has also begun operating there. Boasting 18 ski resorts, Shiga Kogen, north of Tokyo, drew 810,000 visitors in ...