A unique internship program in Hokkaido, under which Japanese university students work and live for a month at the famed Niseko ski resort area where English is widely used, has been providing "domestic study abroad" opportunities to participants while helping solve local labor shortage for a decade.About 430 people have participated in the program since it was launched by the Hokkaido government in 2017, with some eventually relocating to the area or even landing full-time jobs at the company they interned for.A Hokkaido official said the program, utilizing the area's characteristics, has …READ FULL ARTICLE