YAMAGATA, Japan -- Japanese ski resorts are making their biggest investments in decades to make facilities more competitive in the growing market for foreign tourists.
Operators make largest investments in facilities for decades

Heated seats on this six-person lift at Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, are helping pull in big-spending foreign tourists.
YAMAGATA, Japan -- Japanese ski resorts are making their biggest investments in decades to make facilities more competitive in the growing market for foreign tourists.