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August 04, 2008
THE strength of the Japanese character shone through in Niseko this weekend at the annual Kutchan Jaga Matsuri (Potato Festival).
Rain dogged t...
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July 28, 2008
MOVIESTAR Hugh Jackman is visiting Niseko for a summer holiday.
The star of X-Men, Van Helsing, Swordfish and Peter Allen musical the Boy from O...
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July 24, 2008
LIGHT sleepers and nightowls may have felt a small earthquake in Niseko early this morning - shockwaves from a 6.8 magnitude quake in Honshu, Ja...
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July 22, 2008
THE owner of the Moiwa Ski Resort, just beyond Niseko Annupuri, filed for bankruptcy protection last week with a debt of ¥94.9 billion ($US89...
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July 19, 2008
PARTICIPANTS in the Second Annual Niseko Golf Challenge today declared the day a hit, despite many having their fair share of misses.
While many...
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June 01, 2008
SIX stars isn't an official hotel rating, but if Capella Niseko delivers on its promises, it will deserve the tag. In the process it will launch...
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June 01, 2008
HALF of Japan's entire police force is believed to be in Hokkaido ahead of July's G8 Summit, according to unofficial reports.
Police are tight...
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March 29, 2008
NOTE: An ATM has arrived in Niseko since this article was written. The ATM is located in the Yama Shizen building.
NOTE: An ATM...
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March 15, 2008
The Niseko Promotion Board (NPB) has asked Powderlife to produce a special edition to showcase the resort at international ski expos in 2008.
Th...
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March 15, 2008
Not to the Mizuno no Sawa (yet), but to the media. On February 29, Higashiyama resort hosted a demonstration to the press about the steps it has...
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March 01, 2008
Tokyu Resort, owner of Grand Hirafu, has said there is unlikely to be any increase in lift ticket prices next season.
There was a small increase...
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March 01, 2008
As the season rolls on there is no end to drunken stupidity on the part of foreign visitors.
Petty theft and vandalism continue and among the la...
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February 16, 2008
AS Niseko enters a new era of growth, a band of young entrepreneurs are moving in to stake their claim on the resort.
Over the past five years t...
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February 16, 2008
THE Moiwa Resort Towers were officially opened at a ceremony at the resort on February 1.
The two towers are 10 and 11 storeys high and contain...
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February 16, 2008
NISEKO could be set for a UK invasion next winter after a delegation of the nations’ most influential ski journalists came to town.
The Ni...
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February 02, 2008
While no formal announcements have been made, there’s now no doubt several big names in the luxury resort world are set to invest in Niseko...
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February 02, 2008
Popular local identity Waza and business partner Jeremy have opened their new venue The Brick ¥500 Bar and Takeaway. The invite-only opening...
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February 02, 2008
Powderlife caught up with Australian television personality Kerrie-Anne Kennerley on her recent trip to Niseko.
A keen skier KAK said she had vi...
August 04, 2008THE strength of the Japanese character shone through in Niseko this weekend at the annual Kutchan Jaga Matsuri (Potato Festival). Rain dogged t...
July 24, 2008LIGHT sleepers and nightowls may have felt a small earthquake in Niseko early this morning - shockwaves from a 6.8 magnitude quake in Honshu, Ja...
July 22, 2008THE owner of the Moiwa Ski Resort, just beyond Niseko Annupuri, filed for bankruptcy protection last week with a debt of ¥94.9 billion ($US89...
July 19, 2008PARTICIPANTS in the Second Annual Niseko Golf Challenge today declared the day a hit, despite many having their fair share of misses. While many...
June 01, 2008SIX stars isn't an official hotel rating, but if Capella Niseko delivers on its promises, it will deserve the tag. In the process it will launch...
June 01, 2008HALF of Japan's entire police force is believed to be in Hokkaido ahead of July's G8 Summit, according to unofficial reports. Police are tight...
March 15, 2008Not to the Mizuno no Sawa (yet), but to the media. On February 29, Higashiyama resort hosted a demonstration to the press about the steps it has...
February 16, 2008AS Niseko enters a new era of growth, a band of young entrepreneurs are moving in to stake their claim on the resort. Over the past five years t...
February 16, 2008THE Moiwa Resort Towers were officially opened at a ceremony at the resort on February 1. The two towers are 10 and 11 storeys high and contain...
February 02, 2008While no formal announcements have been made, there’s now no doubt several big names in the luxury resort world are set to invest in Niseko...
February 02, 2008Powderlife caught up with Australian television personality Kerrie-Anne Kennerley on her recent trip to Niseko. A keen skier KAK said she had vi...
