According to Japanese media reports, a Chinese tourist in his 40s was killed on the 20th at Yakebitayama Ski Resort in Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture. The report said that at around 4 p.m. on the same day, the ski resort patrol received an alarm from a Chinese tourist saying that he had separated from his companion and was unable to get in touch. At around 6:30 p.m. that night, patrols discovered the body of the missing Chinese tourist in a forest about 600 meters northeast of the summit. He is wearing a snowboard, and his body is mostly buried in snow. The police are currently investigating the details of the incident. In recent years, many Chinese tourists have been killed skiing in Japan. In December 2024, a 32-year-old male tourist of Chinese nationality was killed at a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture. In December 2023, a 27-year-old female tourist of Chinese nationality was killed at a ski resort in Yuzawa-cho, Niigata Prefecture.

According to Japanese media reports, a Chinese tourist in his 40s was killed on the 20th at Yakebitayama Ski Resort in Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture. The report said that at around 4 p.m. on the same day, the ski resort patrol received an alarm from a Chinese tourist saying that he had separated from his companion and was unable to get in touch. At around 6:30 p.m. that night, patrols discovered the body of the missing Chinese tourist in a forest about 600 meters northeast of the summit. He is wearing a snowboard, and his body is mostly buried in snow. The police are currently investigating the details of the incident. In recent years, many Chinese tourists have been killed skiing in Japan. In December 2024, a 32-year-old male tourist of Chinese nationality was killed at a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture. In December 2023, a 27-year-old female tourist of Chinese nationality was killed at a ski resort in Yuzawa-cho, Niigata Prefecture.