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. To overcome the language barrier, Kutchan-Kosei General Hospital in the town of Kutchan, near the Niseko resort, employs a five-member team of medical interpreters. At times, ...
Hokkaido looking to sale operating rights for busy New Chitose Airport
The Hokkaido Prefectural Government is pondering a sale of the rights to operate the nation's fourth-busiest publicly run airport, sources said. Proceeds from the sale of the New Chitose Airport concession could top ¥100 billion according to one of the sources, who asked to remain ...
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. For others, however, the Niseko ski resort in southwest Hokkaido ...
