MORIOKA—A skier, believed to be an American man, died after being buried in snow at a ski resort in Iwate Prefecture, police said. Two fellow skiers reported the man missing by calling police ...

Ski jumper Noriaki Kasai continued rewriting the records books at the age of 52, extending his own Guinness World Record for the most individual World Cup appearances to 579 on Feb. 16.

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers. By Kiuko Notoya and Mike Ives Kiuko Notoya reported from Tokyo. Ski resorts ...