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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Pandemic wipes out 30 of Japan's ski resorts over 2 yrs

Ishiuchi Maruyama ski resort in Minami-Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Thirty ski resorts in Japan have either been forced into bankruptcy or suspended operations over the past two years since the worldwide spread of the coronavirus.

Ski slopes this year are in good condition thanks to heavy snow. Even so, some ski resorts are still struggling to stay open amid the quasi-emergency COVID-19 priority measures.

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