In Japan's ski resort area of Myoko, trepidation as more foreign money pours in
Three winters from now, Japan's snowy Myoko highlands will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, ...
Hosted on MSN10d
This Japanese Town Replaced Humans With Scarecrows
In a Japanese town with a dying population, we find hundreds of scarecrows, zero children, and a voice that I hope I never ...
The Japanese town turning cowpats into hydrogen fuel
In Japan, a smelly waste product is being reimagined as a potential clean fuel of the future that is powering cars and ...
CNN on MSN7d
How this Japanese ski town became the powder capital of Asia – and maybe even the world
Japan, long revered as a powder Mecca ... For now, though, Niseko seems to be bulletproof. The town has been riding a wave of ...
The World from PRX on MSN1d
Japan’s aging population is pushing shrinking cities to grapple with a new reality
As Japan’s population ages, cities like Yubari have to choose between finding new ways to attract more residents or focusing ...
朝日新聞社1d
Rikubetsu still Japan’s ‘coldest town’ with 5th consecutive win
RIKUBETSU, Hokkaido—Residents of this inland community of 2,200 are relieved and delighted to see their municipality defend its title as “the coldest town in Japan” for the fifth year in a row.
CNN7d
How this Japanese ski town became the powder capital of Asia – and maybe even the world
Japan, long revered as a powder Mecca ... For now, though, Niseko seems to be bulletproof. The town has been riding a wave of increasing foreign visitors and the opening of new fancy resorts ...
BBC5d
The Japanese town turning cowpats into hydrogen fuel
We are visiting the facility in Shikaoi, a town in central Hokkaido, to film an upcoming episode of the BBC's TechXplore focusing on Japan. "Shikaoi accounts for 30% of Hokkaido’s cow waste and ...