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Niseko music lovers party through rain – Powderlife Niseko


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Niseko music lovers party through rain
Powderlife Niseko
The Hanazono Kutchan Music Festival is just one of Niseko's big summer events, with plenty more still to come, next in line the Kutchan Jaga Matsuri (Potato …
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Niseko – Jogger Found Scott MacKay

POLICE believe a jogger has discovered the body of missing Australian tourist Scott McKay in a river a few hundred metres past his accommodation. Speaking on behalf of local police, Niseko-Hirafu safety liaison officer at the time of the disappearance, Derek Begley said the clothes Mr McKay was wearing when he was last seen match those [...]

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Scott MacKay Found

THE body of Australian skier Scott McKay has been located, almost two months after he went missing. Mr McKay, 27, an IT business owner from Brisbane, has been missing since February 20 this year, when he was last seen leaving a bar during a holiday at Niseko ski resort on Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. Details [...]

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Chance glance saves Aussie from icy death – Lismore Northern Star

Chance glance saves Aussie from icy death
Lismore Northern Star, Australia
NESTLED in her cosy holiday unit in the Japanese ski resort of Niseko, Ballina nurse Angie Llewellyn-Sare knew something was wrong. Peering out of the window in the early hours she saw a young man stumbling in the snow-covered street below. …
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FINE POWDER – บางกอกโพส


บางกอกโพส
FINE POWDER
บางกอกโพส, Thailand
And word is spreading about Niseko, a rising ski destination in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido where the most sought-after type of snow _ known as ''powder'' because it is so light, dry and soft _ can be found in great abundance. …
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Land of the falling snow – Stuff.co.nz


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Land of the falling snow
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
It wasn't until we got to the resort of Niseko that we saw another European couple. In the meantime, we were a novelty, a chance for Japanese skiers to practise English, and lift attendants waved us to the front of the lift line as if we were royalty. …
Ma meets with Japanese dean Radio Taiwan International
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Niseko – Missing man remembered fondly at service

Missing man remembered fondly at service
Powderlife Niseko, Japan
By Bella Lund A MEMORIAL service for Australian IT specialist Scott McKay, missing in Niseko since late February, was held last week at the chapel of his old high school, Brisbane Grammar School. Scott, a prefect in his senior year, graduated in 1998 …
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Niseko’s future safe, but tough times still ahead – Powderlife Niseko


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Niseko's future safe, but tough times still ahead
Powderlife Niseko, Japan
NISEKO'S real estate market built itself up into a seemingly invincible force, until this season. In 2008-09, after around seven years of momentum, the town's real estate trade experienced its first correction in response to the global financial crisis …
Strong yen attracts Japanese investors Powderlife Niseko
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Best of Niseko – Powderlife Niseko


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Best of Niseko
Powderlife Niseko, Japan
HOW can you possibly choose a favourite restaurant in Niseko?! You can't, so you have to ask the public to vote for their's in the Best of Niseko Awards. The people have spoken, the votes have been counted… it’s time to announce Niseko’s most popular …
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Swedish pros film latest movie in Niseko – Powderlife Niseko


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Swedish pros film latest movie in Niseko
Powderlife Niseko, Japan
FEMALE Swedish pro skiers Janette Hargin and Sara Orrensjö (pictured left) recently spent 10 days in Niseko filming for a segment of their new all-girl freeskiing movie, Catch Us If U Can. It will be the first all-girl freeskiing movie ever produced, …
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