Foreign visitors to Japan rose 33% this past winter from pre-pandemic levels. Many are flocking to the powdery slopes of ski areas like Niseko and Hakuba which experienced a record number of ...

Occasionally, ski patrol will actually close terrain and adjust their avalanche safety protocols to work around the goats. A ...

The Japan National Tourism Organization’s English website introduces Hakuba, Niseko in Hokkaido and Mount Hakkodasan in Aomori Prefecture as famous places for backcountry skiing. The Niseko area ...

Just because winter’s retreating doesn’t mean it’s time to hang up your skis. In fact, ask any seasoned skier, and they’ll ...

Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury saw his moguls ... well behind winner Ikuma Horishima of Japan (89.03). Daeyoon Jung of South Korea (81.76) was third. Maia Schwinghammer of ...

Matthew Fox, founder of media company Sweat Elite and popular YouTuber in the running community, was arrested in Osaka on ...

Japanese snowboarder Tsubaki Miki underscored her potential as a breakout athlete of next year's Winter Olympics by ...

From classic sights to lesser-known gems and transport tips to seasonal highlights, here’s the lowdown on visiting Japan.

Japan's Ikuma Horishima competes in the men's moguls final at the freestyle skiing world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 19, 2025. (Kyodo) ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (Kyodo ...