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 ...