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NISEKO

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2019
Hokkaido town of Kutchan in Niseko ski region introduces Japan's first fixed-rate lodging tax
The 2 percent levy will apply to all facilities, including private lodgings, and is expected to bring the town an extra u00a5300 million ($2.76 million) in revenue.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2019
Japan's nonmetro commercial land prices rise for first time in 28 years
The average price of land for commercial use outside the country's three largest metropolitan areas — Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya — has risen for the first time since 1991.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2019
In ski hub Niseko, tension arises between locals and overseas residents
A growing number of complaints regarding an increase in foreign residents is straining relations in Niseko, an area in Hokkaido internationally known for its famous ski resorts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2018
Hokkaido ski resort town of Kutchan to enact Japan's first fixed-rate lodging tax
The town of Kutchan, located near Hokkaido's popular Niseko ski resort, plans to introduce a 2 percent lodging tax under an ordinance passed by the municipal assembly Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2018
Hokkaido's famous ski resort area Niseko seeks to promote its safety after powerful quake
With the Hokkaido tourism industry estimating losses of around ¥29 billion from the recent deadly earthquake, due to widespread hotel cancellations following the disaster, Niseko, a famous ski resort in the prefecture that escaped relatively unscathed from the quake, is seeking to promote its safety as it readies for its high season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 4, 2018
Beat the heat with summer sports in Niseko
With a pantheon of outdoor sports such as mountain biking, ziplining, hiking and more, the summer season in Hokkaido's Niseko is increasingly switched on.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2018
Medical interpreters in high demand as tourists flock to Niseko
Medical interpreters are helping a popular ski resort in Hokkaido deal with the growing number of foreign guests there.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2017
Avalanche kills New Zealand adventure guide during snowboard outing in Niseko
An adventure tour guide from New Zealand died while snowboarding Saturday after being swept away by an avalanche at Niseko ski resort in the town of Kutchan, Hokkaido, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2016
A ski resort success, Niseko defies rural Japan's demographic decline
Japan's shrinking population has weighed on the world's third-biggest economy, alarmed government forecasters and turned some rural communities into veritable ghost towns.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 20, 2016
The great escape
It hasn't been much of a winter so far. The weather has been awesome.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 23, 2014
Farm life leads to healthy business for Dutch expat
Outdoorsy expatriate lured by the beauty of Hokkaido sets up in Niseko. Sound familiar?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 16, 2014
Hit Hokkaido's slopes for tasty seasonal fare
Kutchan, near Niseko, is probably the only town in Japan where convenience stores stock pinto beans and Vegemite. In fact, Hokkaido's ski paradise, internationally known for its powder snow, is steadily forging a new reputation, one bite at a time.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 19, 2013
Pioneering Australian's outdoor adventures invigorate Hokkaido
Australian Ross Findlay is a doer. Name any outdoor sport and chances are he's done it, from kayaking to rock climbing to snowcat skiing and snowshoeing.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 5, 2010
Niseko's real estate boom: Bigger picture in sight for local development
For some it was a flash in the pan, at best an experiment destined to fail, at worst a mini-bubble hyper-inflated by greedy "outsiders" with little interest other than the type accumulating in the bank.
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People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
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Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
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