Early on, the results were impressive: Niseko started the season by breaking a 68-year-old record for snowfall in the first month of December. Since then, there was a lull when the powder machine ...

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 ...

Snowboarders and skiers from the world over are joyfully cutting through fresh northern powder once more with the seasonal opening of the famed international ski resorts in Niseko, Hokkaido.

This photo shows a ski resort in Kutchan, a part of the Niseko area in Hokkaido, on Jan. 8, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A record influx of overseas visitors has descended on the famed Niseko ...