Are the slopes dependent on foreign visitors?　Hokkaido, the Ski Kingdom, Faces Looming Crisis [Hokkaido Shimbun, D-Select

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

The Hokkaido Shimbun D Select Corner, an Internet site operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun (Sapporo City), features an article titled "Hokkaido's Slopes Relying on Foreign Tourists?　Hokkaido, the Ski Kingdom, Faces Looming Crisis," dated January 23, 2012, on the Hokkaido Shimbun's D Select Corner.

The author of this article, Masato Funasaki, is a "native of Hokuryu-cho, Sorachi Province, who joined the company in 1997 and worked in the Economics Department, the Tokyo News Center, and in London before assuming his current position in March 2023. After working in the Economics Department, Tokyo News Center, and London, he will assume his current position in March 2023.

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