YTL CORP TO TURN NISEKO VILLAGE INTO ALL-SEASON RESORT.

from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency TOKYO, March 8 (Bernama) -- Niseko Village, the winter resort in Hokkaido, northern Japan which YTL Corp Bhd acquired last April, will be turned into a sophisticated and vibrant all-year-round tourist destination under a 10-year master plan, said Managing Director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh.

"Throughout the year, events and activities will be staged to inject life and vibrancy into Niseko Village. In fact, there is also growing awareness of Niseko in the global news where Niseko was voted the second snowiest resort in the world by Forbes Traveller.

"Niseko was also recently named one of the "top 10 ski resorts to visit in Asia" by CNN and was ranked number 12 out of "41 places to visit in 2011" by the New York Times," he said in an email interview with Bernama facilitated by the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro).

Niseko, located …